What is the difference between Wild Rider Red and Bright Orange?

ΔE 11 (fair). Bright Orange is more muted, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Wild Rider Red vs Bright Orange

Wild Rider Red

Brand: Citadel / Warhammer
Range: Colour: Layer
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #e83a2a (estimate)

Bright Orange

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.851
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #e15126 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 11.4, fair: the same colour family, but not a straight swap. Bright Orange is more muted, warmer than Wild Rider Red.

Can I use Bright Orange instead of Wild Rider Red?

Only where an exact match doesn’t matter, such as a new unit or a highlight. Fair match (ΔE 11). Bright Orange is more muted, warmer than Wild Rider Red.

Can I use Wild Rider Red instead of Bright Orange?

The same difference applies the other way round: Wild Rider Red is more saturated, cooler.

ΔE is the colour difference between our two swatch estimates: under about 6 is close, over about 15 is loose. Real paints also differ in finish, coverage and how they thin, so test before you commit.

See Wild Rider Red on the colour wheel See Bright Orange on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Wild Rider Red

Wild Rider Red vs Light Red (71.086)Model Air · ΔE 2, very close · closer than Bright Orange
Wild Rider Red vs Orange (71.083)Model Air · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Bright Orange
Wild Rider Red vs Hot Orange (72.009)Game Color · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Bright Orange

Other Citadel paints close to Bright Orange

Bright Orange vs Jokaero OrangeColour: Base · ΔE 9, close · closer than Wild Rider Red
Bright Orange vs Trollslayer OrangeColour: Layer · ΔE 10, fair · closer than Wild Rider Red
Bright Orange vs Trollslayer OrangeColour: Air · ΔE 10, fair · closer than Wild Rider Red

All matches: Wild Rider Red equivalents · Bright Orange equivalents