What is the difference between Pyrrole Orange and Orange Fire?

ΔE 15 (fair). Orange Fire is more muted, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Pyrrole Orange vs Orange Fire

Pyrrole Orange

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

Orange Fire

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Game Color
Code: 72.008
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #ed6110 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 14.8, fair: the same colour family, but not a straight swap. Orange Fire is more muted, warmer than Pyrrole Orange.

Can I use Orange Fire instead of Pyrrole Orange?

Only where an exact match doesn’t matter, such as a new unit or a highlight. Fair match (ΔE 15). Orange Fire is more muted, warmer than Pyrrole Orange.

Can I use Pyrrole Orange instead of Orange Fire?

The same difference applies the other way round: Pyrrole Orange is more saturated, cooler.

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 Fire on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Pyrrole Orange

Pyrrole Orange vs Hot Orange (72.009)Game Color · ΔE 16, loose
Pyrrole Orange vs Orange (71.083)Model Air · ΔE 16, loose
Pyrrole Orange vs Light Red (71.086)Model Air · ΔE 16, loose

Other Golden paints close to Orange Fire

Orange Fire vs Transparent Red Iron Oxide (PR101)Heavy Body Acrylics · ΔE 7, close · closer than Pyrrole Orange
Orange Fire vs Quinacridone / Nickel Azo Gold (PY150 / PO48)Heavy Body Acrylics · ΔE 8, close · closer than Pyrrole Orange
Orange Fire vs C.P. Cadmium OrangeHeavy Body Acrylics · ΔE 9, close · closer than Pyrrole Orange

All matches: Pyrrole Orange equivalents · Orange Fire equivalents