What is the difference between Salmon Skin and Light Orange?

ΔE 18 (loose). Light Orange is a little lighter, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Salmon Skin vs Light Orange

Salmon Skin

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

Light Orange

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.911
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #f36627 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 18.3, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Light Orange is a little lighter, warmer than Salmon Skin.

Can I use Light Orange instead of Salmon Skin?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 18). Light Orange is a little lighter, warmer than Salmon Skin.

Can I use Salmon Skin instead of Light Orange?

The same difference applies the other way round: Salmon Skin is a little darker, 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 Salmon Skin on the colour wheel See Light 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 Light Orange
Salmon Skin vs Light Red (71.086)Model Air · ΔE 7, close · closer than Light Orange
Salmon Skin vs Hot Orange (72.009)Game Color · ΔE 9, close · closer than Light Orange

Other Kimera Kolors paints close to Light Orange

Light Orange vs Mars Orange (Pure Pigments)Pure Pigments · ΔE 11, fair · closer than Salmon Skin
Light Orange vs Orange (Pure Pigments)Pure Pigments · ΔE 11, fair · closer than Salmon Skin
Light Orange vs Scarlet (Pure Pigments)Pure Pigments · ΔE 18, loose · closer than Salmon Skin

All matches: Salmon Skin equivalents · Light Orange equivalents