What is the difference between Quinacridone / Nickel Azo Gold and Hot Orange?

ΔE 10 (close). Hot Orange is cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Quinacridone / Nickel Azo Gold vs Hot Orange

Quinacridone / Nickel Azo Gold

Brand: Golden
Range: Heavy Body Acrylics
Code: PY150 / PO48
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #e05115 (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 9.6, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Hot Orange is cooler than Quinacridone / Nickel Azo Gold.

Can I use Hot Orange instead of Quinacridone / Nickel Azo Gold?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 10). Hot Orange is cooler than Quinacridone / Nickel Azo Gold.

Can I use Quinacridone / Nickel Azo Gold instead of Hot Orange?

The same difference applies the other way round: Quinacridone / Nickel Azo Gold is 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 Quinacridone / Nickel Azo Gold on the colour wheel See Hot Orange on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Quinacridone / Nickel Azo Gold

Quinacridone / Nickel Azo Gold vs Bright Orange (70.851)Model Color · ΔE 6, close · closer than Hot Orange
Quinacridone / Nickel Azo Gold vs Light Orange (70.911)Model Color · ΔE 7, close · closer than Hot Orange
Quinacridone / Nickel Azo Gold vs Orange Fire (72.008)Game Color · ΔE 8, close · closer than Hot Orange

Other Golden paints close to Hot Orange

Hot Orange vs Cadmium Red Medium Hue (PR112 / PR5)Heavy Body Acrylics · ΔE 9, close · closer than Quinacridone / Nickel Azo Gold
Hot Orange vs Quinacridone Red LightHeavy Body Acrylics · ΔE 10, close
Hot Orange vs Pyrrole Red (PR254)Heavy Body Acrylics · ΔE 10, fair

All matches: Quinacridone / Nickel Azo Gold equivalents · Hot Orange equivalents