What is the difference between Pyrrole Orange and Orange?

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

Pyrrole Orange vs Orange

Pyrrole Orange

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

Orange

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.083
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #ea4127 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 15.9, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Orange is a little darker, more muted, cooler than Pyrrole Orange.

Can I use Orange instead of Pyrrole Orange?

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

Can I use Pyrrole Orange instead of Orange?

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 Orange 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 Orange
Pyrrole Orange vs Hot Orange (72.009)Game Color · ΔE 16, loose · closer than Orange
Pyrrole Orange vs Light Red (71.086)Model Air · ΔE 16, loose

Other Golden paints close to Orange

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

All matches: Pyrrole Orange equivalents · Orange equivalents