What is the difference between Primary Magenta and Clear Orange?

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

Primary Magenta vs Clear Orange

Primary Magenta

Brand: Golden
Range: Heavy Body Acrylics
Code: PV19
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #cb1b26 (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 11.6, fair: the same colour family, but not a straight swap. Clear Orange is a little lighter, more muted than Primary Magenta.

Can I use Clear Orange instead of Primary Magenta?

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 Primary Magenta.

Can I use Primary Magenta instead of Clear Orange?

The same difference applies the other way round: Primary Magenta 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 Primary Magenta on the colour wheel See Clear Orange on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Primary Magenta

Primary Magenta vs Red RLM23 (71.003)Model Air · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Clear Orange
Primary Magenta vs Scarlet Blood (72.106)Game Color · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Clear Orange
Primary Magenta vs Bloody Red (72.010)Game Color · ΔE 6, 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 Primary Magenta
Clear Orange vs C.P. Cadmium Red DarkHeavy Body Acrylics · ΔE 12, fair
Clear Orange vs C.P. Cadmium Red MediumHeavy Body Acrylics · ΔE 12, fair

All matches: Primary Magenta equivalents · Clear Orange equivalents