What is the difference between Orange and Toluidine Red?

ΔE 12 (fair). Toluidine Red is a little darker, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Orange vs Toluidine Red

Orange

Brand: Kimera Kolors
Range: Pure Pigments
Code: Pure Pigments
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #f25735 (estimate)

Toluidine Red

Brand: Kimera Kolors
Range: Pure Pigments
Code: Pure Pigments
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #df312d (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 12.4, fair: the same colour family, but not a straight swap. Toluidine Red is a little darker, cooler than Orange.

Can I use Toluidine Red instead of Orange?

Only where an exact match doesn’t matter, such as a new unit or a highlight. Fair match (ΔE 12). Toluidine Red is a little darker, cooler than Orange.

Can I use Orange instead of Toluidine Red?

The same difference applies the other way round: Orange is a little lighter, 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 Orange on the colour wheel See Toluidine Red on the colour wheel

Other Kimera Kolors paints close to Orange

Orange vs Salmon Skin (Signature)Signature Series · ΔE 7, close · closer than Toluidine Red
Orange vs Scarlet (Pure Pigments)Pure Pigments · ΔE 9, close · closer than Toluidine Red
Orange vs The Red (Pure Pigments)Pure Pigments · ΔE 13, fair

Other Kimera Kolors paints close to Toluidine Red

Toluidine Red vs The Red (Pure Pigments)Pure Pigments · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Orange
Toluidine Red vs Salmon Skin (Signature)Signature Series · ΔE 6, close · closer than Orange
Toluidine Red vs Pink Skin (Signature)Signature Series · ΔE 8, close · closer than Orange

All matches: Orange equivalents · Toluidine Red equivalents