What is the difference between Pumpkin and Sunset Orange?

ΔE 18 (loose). Sunset Orange is a little darker, much more saturated, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Pumpkin vs Sunset Orange

Pumpkin

Brand: Kimera Kolors
Range: Signature Series
Code: Signature
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #fc7f5b (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 17.9, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Sunset Orange is a little darker, much more saturated, warmer than Pumpkin.

Can I use Sunset Orange instead of Pumpkin?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 18). Sunset Orange is a little darker, much more saturated, warmer than Pumpkin.

Can I use Pumpkin instead of Sunset Orange?

The same difference applies the other way round: Pumpkin is a little lighter, much more muted, 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 Pumpkin on the colour wheel See Sunset Orange on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Pumpkin

Pumpkin vs Medium Flesh (74.005)Fantasy-Pro · ΔE 2, very close · closer than Sunset Orange
Pumpkin vs Reddish Flesh (74.003)Fantasy-Pro · ΔE 16, loose · closer than Sunset Orange
Pumpkin vs Orange Rust (71.130)Model Air · ΔE 17, loose · 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 Pumpkin
Sunset Orange vs Orange (Pure Pigments)Pure Pigments · ΔE 16, loose · closer than Pumpkin
Sunset Orange vs Golden Brown (Signature)Signature Series · ΔE 21, loose

All matches: Pumpkin equivalents · Sunset Orange equivalents