What is the difference between Golden Brown and Sunset Orange?

ΔE 21 (loose). Sunset Orange is a little lighter, more saturated. Swatch colours are estimates.

Golden Brown vs Sunset Orange

Golden Brown

Brand: Kimera Kolors
Range: Signature Series
Code: Signature
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #c67512 (estimate)

Sunset Orange

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Game Color
Code: 72.110
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #f4742e (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 20.8, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Sunset Orange is a little lighter, more saturated than Golden Brown.

Can I use Sunset Orange instead of Golden Brown?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 21). Sunset Orange is a little lighter, more saturated than Golden Brown.

Can I use Golden Brown instead of Sunset Orange?

The same difference applies the other way round: Golden Brown is a little darker, 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 Golden Brown on the colour wheel See Sunset Orange on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Golden Brown

Golden Brown vs Scrofulous Brown (72.038)Game Color · ΔE 6, close · closer than Sunset Orange
Golden Brown vs Yellow Ochre (71.033)Model Air · ΔE 7, close · closer than Sunset Orange
Golden Brown vs Parasite Brown (72.042)Game Color · ΔE 8, close · closer than Sunset Orange

Other Kimera Kolors paints close to Sunset Orange

Sunset Orange vs Mars Orange (Pure Pigments)Pure Pigments · ΔE 9, close · closer than Golden Brown
Sunset Orange vs Orange (Pure Pigments)Pure Pigments · ΔE 16, loose · closer than Golden Brown
Sunset Orange vs Pumpkin (Signature)Signature Series · ΔE 18, loose · closer than Golden Brown

All matches: Golden Brown equivalents · Sunset Orange equivalents