What is the difference between Salmon Skin and Clear Orange?

ΔE 11 (fair). Clear Orange is a little darker, more muted. Swatch colours are estimates.

Salmon Skin vs Clear Orange

Salmon Skin

Brand: Kimera Kolors
Range: Signature Series
Code: Signature
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #ed4939 (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 10.6, fair: the same colour family, but not a straight swap. Clear Orange is a little darker, more muted than Salmon Skin.

Can I use Clear Orange instead of Salmon Skin?

Only where an exact match doesn’t matter, such as a new unit or a highlight. Fair match (ΔE 11). Clear Orange is a little darker, more muted than Salmon Skin.

Can I use Salmon Skin instead of Clear Orange?

The same difference applies the other way round: Salmon Skin is a little lighter, more saturated.

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 Salmon Skin on the colour wheel See Clear Orange on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Salmon Skin

Salmon Skin vs Orange (71.083)Model Air · ΔE 7, close · closer than Clear Orange
Salmon Skin vs Light Red (71.086)Model Air · ΔE 7, close · closer than Clear Orange
Salmon Skin vs Hot Orange (72.009)Game Color · ΔE 9, 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 Salmon Skin
Clear Orange vs Pale Carmine Red (Signature)Signature Series · ΔE 11, fair
Clear Orange vs Toluidine Red (Pure Pigments)Pure Pigments · ΔE 11, fair

All matches: Salmon Skin equivalents · Clear Orange equivalents