What is the difference between Quinacridone Red Light and Clear Orange?

ΔE 11 (fair). Clear Orange is a little lighter, more muted. Swatch colours are estimates.

Quinacridone Red Light vs Clear Orange

Quinacridone Red Light

Brand: Golden
Range: Heavy Body Acrylics
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #c22d0a (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 11.3, fair: the same colour family, but not a straight swap. Clear Orange is a little lighter, more muted than Quinacridone Red Light.

Can I use Clear Orange instead of Quinacridone Red Light?

Only where an exact match doesn’t matter, such as a new unit or a highlight. Fair match (ΔE 11). Clear Orange is a little lighter, more muted than Quinacridone Red Light.

Can I use Quinacridone Red Light instead of Clear Orange?

The same difference applies the other way round: Quinacridone Red Light 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 Quinacridone Red Light on the colour wheel See Clear Orange on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Quinacridone Red Light

Quinacridone Red Light vs Hot Orange (72.009)Game Color · ΔE 10, close · closer than Clear Orange
Quinacridone Red Light vs Red RLM23 (71.003)Model Air · ΔE 11, fair · closer than Clear Orange
Quinacridone Red Light vs Bright Orange (70.851)Model Color · ΔE 11, fair · closer than Clear Orange

Other Golden paints close to Clear Orange

Clear Orange vs Primary Magenta (PV19)Heavy Body Acrylics · ΔE 12, fair
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: Quinacridone Red Light equivalents · Clear Orange equivalents