What is the difference between Pale Carmine Red and Clear Orange?

ΔE 11 (fair). Clear Orange is warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Pale Carmine Red vs Clear Orange

Pale Carmine Red

Brand: Kimera Kolors
Range: Signature Series
Code: Signature
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #d9383d (estimate)

Clear Orange

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.956
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #cd412c (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 10.8, fair: the same colour family, but not a straight swap. Clear Orange is warmer than Pale Carmine Red.

Can I use Clear Orange instead of Pale Carmine Red?

Only where an exact match doesn’t matter, such as a new unit or a highlight. Fair match (ΔE 11). Clear Orange is warmer than Pale Carmine Red.

Can I use Pale Carmine Red instead of Clear Orange?

The same difference applies the other way round: Pale Carmine Red is 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 Pale Carmine Red on the colour wheel See Clear Orange on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Pale Carmine Red

Pale Carmine Red vs Vermilion (70.909)Model Color · ΔE 6, close · closer than Clear Orange
Pale Carmine Red vs Bloody Red (72.010)Game Color · ΔE 7, close · closer than Clear Orange
Pale Carmine Red vs Amaranth Red (70.829)Model Color · ΔE 8, close · closer than Clear Orange

Other Kimera Kolors paints close to Clear Orange

Clear Orange vs Cherry Wood (Signature)Signature Series · ΔE 9, close · closer than Pale Carmine Red
Clear Orange vs Salmon Skin (Signature)Signature Series · ΔE 11, fair · closer than Pale Carmine Red
Clear Orange vs Toluidine Red (Pure Pigments)Pure Pigments · ΔE 11, fair

All matches: Pale Carmine Red equivalents · Clear Orange equivalents