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

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

C.P. Cadmium Red Medium vs Clear Orange

C.P. Cadmium Red Medium

Brand: Golden
Range: Heavy Body Acrylics
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #d11d21 (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 12.4, fair: the same colour family, but not a straight swap. Clear Orange is a little lighter, more muted than C.P. Cadmium Red Medium.

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

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, more muted than C.P. Cadmium Red Medium.

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

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

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

C.P. Cadmium Red Medium vs Scarlet Blood (72.106)Game Color · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Clear Orange
C.P. Cadmium Red Medium vs Red RLM23 (71.003)Model Air · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Clear Orange
C.P. Cadmium Red Medium vs Bloody Red (72.010)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 Medium
Clear Orange vs Primary Magenta (PV19)Heavy Body Acrylics · ΔE 12, fair · closer than C.P. Cadmium Red Medium
Clear Orange vs C.P. Cadmium Red DarkHeavy Body Acrylics · ΔE 12, fair · closer than C.P. Cadmium Red Medium

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