What is the difference between C.P. Cadmium Orange and Gold Yellow?

ΔE 10 (close). Gold Yellow is a little darker, more muted. Swatch colours are estimates.

C.P. Cadmium Orange vs Gold Yellow

C.P. Cadmium Orange

Brand: Golden
Range: Heavy Body Acrylics
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #fe7512 (estimate)

Gold Yellow

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Game Color
Code: 72.007
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #e96c1c (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 9.6, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Gold Yellow is a little darker, more muted than C.P. Cadmium Orange.

Can I use Gold Yellow instead of C.P. Cadmium Orange?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 10). Gold Yellow is a little darker, more muted than C.P. Cadmium Orange.

Can I use C.P. Cadmium Orange instead of Gold Yellow?

The same difference applies the other way round: C.P. Cadmium Orange is a little lighter, more saturated.

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 C.P. Cadmium Orange on the colour wheel See Gold Yellow on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to C.P. Cadmium Orange

C.P. Cadmium Orange vs Orange Fire (72.008)Game Color · ΔE 9, close · closer than Gold Yellow
C.P. Cadmium Orange vs Sunset Orange (72.110)Game Color · ΔE 11, fair
C.P. Cadmium Orange vs Light Orange (70.911)Model Color · ΔE 12, fair

Other Golden paints close to Gold Yellow

Gold Yellow vs Azo Gold (1302)Heavy Body Acrylics · ΔE 4, very close · closer than C.P. Cadmium Orange
Gold Yellow vs Transparent Red Iron Oxide (PR101)Heavy Body Acrylics · ΔE 7, close · closer than C.P. Cadmium Orange
Gold Yellow vs Quinacridone / Nickel Azo Gold (PY150 / PO48)Heavy Body Acrylics · ΔE 11, fair

All matches: C.P. Cadmium Orange equivalents · Gold Yellow equivalents