What is the difference between Pyrrole Orange and Light Red?

ΔE 16 (loose). Light Red is a little darker, more muted, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Pyrrole Orange vs Light Red

Pyrrole Orange

Brand: Golden
Range: Heavy Body Acrylics
Code: PO73
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #ff4c0b (estimate)

Light Red

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.086
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #e83d26 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 16.5, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Light Red is a little darker, more muted, cooler than Pyrrole Orange.

Can I use Light Red instead of Pyrrole Orange?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 16). Light Red is a little darker, more muted, cooler than Pyrrole Orange.

Can I use Pyrrole Orange instead of Light Red?

The same difference applies the other way round: Pyrrole Orange is a little lighter, more saturated, warmer.

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 Pyrrole Orange on the colour wheel See Light Red on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Pyrrole Orange

Pyrrole Orange vs Orange Fire (72.008)Game Color · ΔE 15, fair · closer than Light Red
Pyrrole Orange vs Hot Orange (72.009)Game Color · ΔE 16, loose · closer than Light Red
Pyrrole Orange vs Orange (71.083)Model Air · ΔE 16, loose · closer than Light Red

Other Golden paints close to Light Red

Light Red vs Cadmium Red Medium Hue (PR112 / PR5)Heavy Body Acrylics · ΔE 8, close · closer than Pyrrole Orange
Light Red vs Pyrrole Red (PR254)Heavy Body Acrylics · ΔE 9, close · closer than Pyrrole Orange
Light Red vs C.P. Cadmium Red MediumHeavy Body Acrylics · ΔE 10, close · closer than Pyrrole Orange

All matches: Pyrrole Orange equivalents · Light Red equivalents