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

ΔE 9 (close). Orange Fire is a little darker. Swatch colours are estimates.

C.P. Cadmium Orange vs Orange Fire

C.P. Cadmium Orange

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

Orange Fire

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Game Color
Code: 72.008
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #ed6110 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 8.5, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Orange Fire is a little darker than C.P. Cadmium Orange.

Can I use Orange Fire instead of C.P. Cadmium Orange?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 9). Orange Fire is a little darker than C.P. Cadmium Orange.

Can I use C.P. Cadmium Orange instead of Orange Fire?

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

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 Orange Fire on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to C.P. Cadmium Orange

C.P. Cadmium Orange vs Gold Yellow (72.007)Game Color · ΔE 10, close
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 Orange Fire

Orange Fire vs Transparent Red Iron Oxide (PR101)Heavy Body Acrylics · ΔE 7, close · closer than C.P. Cadmium Orange
Orange Fire vs Quinacridone / Nickel Azo Gold (PY150 / PO48)Heavy Body Acrylics · ΔE 8, close · closer than C.P. Cadmium Orange
Orange Fire vs Vat Orange (PO43)Heavy Body Acrylics · ΔE 10, fair

All matches: C.P. Cadmium Orange equivalents · Orange Fire equivalents