What is the difference between C.P. Cadmium Red Dark and Clear Orange?

ΔE 12 (fair). Clear Orange is a little lighter, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

C.P. Cadmium Red Dark vs Clear Orange

C.P. Cadmium Red Dark

Brand: Golden
Range: Heavy Body Acrylics
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #b81825 (estimate)

Clear Orange

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.956
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #cd412c (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 12.2, fair: the same colour family, but not a straight swap. Clear Orange is a little lighter, warmer than C.P. Cadmium Red Dark.

Can I use Clear Orange instead of C.P. Cadmium Red Dark?

Only where an exact match doesn’t matter, such as a new unit or a highlight. Fair match (ΔE 12). Clear Orange is a little lighter, warmer than C.P. Cadmium Red Dark.

Can I use C.P. Cadmium Red Dark instead of Clear Orange?

The same difference applies the other way round: C.P. Cadmium Red Dark is a little darker, 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 C.P. Cadmium Red Dark on the colour wheel See Clear Orange on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to C.P. Cadmium Red Dark

C.P. Cadmium Red Dark vs Vermilion (70.909)Model Color · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Clear Orange
C.P. Cadmium Red Dark vs Dark Vermilion (70.947)Model Color · ΔE 7, close · closer than Clear Orange
C.P. Cadmium Red Dark vs Gory Red (72.011)Game Color · ΔE 8, close · closer than Clear Orange

Other Golden paints close to Clear Orange

Clear Orange vs Quinacridone Red LightHeavy Body Acrylics · ΔE 11, fair · closer than C.P. Cadmium Red Dark
Clear Orange vs Primary Magenta (PV19)Heavy Body Acrylics · ΔE 12, fair · closer than C.P. Cadmium Red Dark
Clear Orange vs C.P. Cadmium Red MediumHeavy Body Acrylics · ΔE 12, fair

All matches: C.P. Cadmium Red Dark equivalents · Clear Orange equivalents