What is the difference between Salmon Skin and Hot Orange?

ΔE 9 (close). Hot Orange is a little darker, more saturated. Swatch colours are estimates.

Salmon Skin vs Hot Orange

Salmon Skin

Brand: Kimera Kolors
Range: Signature Series
Code: Signature
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #ed4939 (estimate)

Hot Orange

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Game Color
Code: 72.009
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #e34020 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 9.1, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Hot Orange is a little darker, more saturated than Salmon Skin.

Can I use Hot Orange instead of Salmon Skin?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 9). Hot Orange is a little darker, more saturated than Salmon Skin.

Can I use Salmon Skin instead of Hot Orange?

The same difference applies the other way round: Salmon Skin is a little lighter, 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 Salmon Skin on the colour wheel See Hot 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 Hot Orange
Salmon Skin vs Light Red (71.086)Model Air · ΔE 7, close · closer than Hot Orange
Salmon Skin vs Amaranth Red (70.829)Model Color · ΔE 10, close

Other Kimera Kolors paints close to Hot Orange

Hot Orange vs Scarlet (Pure Pigments)Pure Pigments · ΔE 7, close · closer than Salmon Skin
Hot Orange vs Orange (Pure Pigments)Pure Pigments · ΔE 8, close · closer than Salmon Skin
Hot Orange vs Toluidine Red (Pure Pigments)Pure Pigments · ΔE 10, close

All matches: Salmon Skin equivalents · Hot Orange equivalents