What is the difference between Primaris Red and Bright Orange?

ΔE 13 (fair). Bright Orange is a little lighter, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Primaris Red vs Bright Orange

Primaris Red

Brand: Green Stuff World
Range: Opaque Colors
Code: 4117
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #d72f27 (estimate)

Bright Orange

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.851
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #e15126 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 13.0, fair: the same colour family, but not a straight swap. Bright Orange is a little lighter, warmer than Primaris Red.

Can I use Bright Orange instead of Primaris Red?

Only where an exact match doesn’t matter, such as a new unit or a highlight. Fair match (ΔE 13). Bright Orange is a little lighter, warmer than Primaris Red.

Can I use Primaris Red instead of Bright Orange?

The same difference applies the other way round: Primaris Red is a little darker, 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 Primaris Red on the colour wheel See Bright Orange on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Primaris Red

Primaris Red vs Red RLM23 (71.003)Model Air · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Bright Orange
Primaris Red vs Scarlet Blood (72.106)Game Color · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Bright Orange
Primaris Red vs Light Red (71.086)Model Air · ΔE 8, close · closer than Bright Orange

Other Green Stuff World paints close to Bright Orange

Bright Orange vs Orange Peel (4122)Opaque Colors · ΔE 10, close · closer than Primaris Red
Bright Orange vs Dwarven Flesh (1826)Acrylic Colors · ΔE 11, fair · closer than Primaris Red
Bright Orange vs Blushing Flesh (1827)Acrylic Colors · ΔE 14, fair

All matches: Primaris Red equivalents · Bright Orange equivalents