Cadmium Red Medium Hue vs Hot Orange

Cadmium Red Medium Hue

Brand
Golden
Range
Heavy Body Acrylics
Code
PR112 / PR5
Type
an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch
#dd1a13 (estimate)

Hot Orange

Brand
Vallejo
Range
Game Color
Code
72.009
Type
an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch
#e34020 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 9.4, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Hot Orange is a little lighter, more muted than Cadmium Red Medium Hue.

Can I use Hot Orange instead of Cadmium Red Medium Hue?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 9). Hot Orange is a little lighter, more muted than Cadmium Red Medium Hue.

Can I use Cadmium Red Medium Hue instead of Hot Orange?

The same difference applies the other way round: Cadmium Red Medium Hue 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 Cadmium Red Medium Hue on the colour wheel See Hot Orange on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Cadmium Red Medium Hue

Other Golden paints close to Hot Orange

All matches: Cadmium Red Medium Hue equivalents · Hot Orange equivalents

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