What is the difference between Vat Orange and Orange?

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

Vat Orange vs Orange

Vat Orange

Brand: Golden
Range: Heavy Body Acrylics
Code: PO43
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #fd570f (estimate)

Orange

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

How close are they?

ΔE 16.0, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Orange is a little darker, more muted, cooler than Vat Orange.

Can I use Orange instead of Vat Orange?

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

Can I use Vat Orange instead of Orange?

The same difference applies the other way round: Vat 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 Vat Orange on the colour wheel See Orange on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Vat Orange

Vat Orange vs Orange Fire (72.008)Game Color · ΔE 10, fair · closer than Orange
Vat Orange vs Light Orange (70.911)Model Color · ΔE 12, fair · closer than Orange
Vat Orange vs Hot Orange (72.009)Game Color · ΔE 15, loose · closer than Orange

Other Golden paints close to Orange

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

All matches: Vat Orange equivalents · Orange equivalents