What is the difference between Red Cloak and Martian Orange?

ΔE 22 (loose). Martian Orange is noticeably lighter, much more saturated. Swatch colours are estimates.

Red Cloak vs Martian Orange

Red Cloak

Brand: Green Stuff World
Range: Dipping Inks
Code: 4217
Type: a one-coat contrast-style paint
Swatch: #902a21 (estimate)

Martian Orange

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Xpress Color
Code: 72.405
Type: a one-coat contrast-style paint
Swatch: #c53c24 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 22.0, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Martian Orange is noticeably lighter, much more saturated than Red Cloak.

Can I use Martian Orange instead of Red Cloak?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 22). Martian Orange is noticeably lighter, much more saturated than Red Cloak.

Can I use Red Cloak instead of Martian Orange?

The same difference applies the other way round: Red Cloak is noticeably darker, much more muted.

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 Red Cloak on the colour wheel See Martian Orange on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Red Cloak

Red Cloak vs Plasma Red (72.406)Xpress Color · ΔE 6, close · closer than Martian Orange
Red Cloak vs Phoenix Orange (72.478)Xpress Color · ΔE 13, fair · closer than Martian Orange
Red Cloak vs Chameleon Orange (72.455)Xpress Color · ΔE 16, loose · closer than Martian Orange

Other Green Stuff World paints close to Martian Orange

Martian Orange vs Red Opulence (4248)Dipping Inks · ΔE 9, close · closer than Red Cloak
Martian Orange vs Radiant Orange (4216)Dipping Inks · ΔE 30, loose
Martian Orange vs Seraphim Flesh (4240)Dipping Inks · ΔE 33, loose

All matches: Red Cloak equivalents · Martian Orange equivalents