What is the difference between Scarlet and Light Orange?

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

Scarlet vs Light Orange

Scarlet

Brand: Kimera Kolors
Range: Pure Pigments
Code: Pure Pigments
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #f74432 (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 18.0, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Light Orange is a little lighter, more muted, warmer than Scarlet.

Can I use Light Orange instead of Scarlet?

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

Can I use Scarlet instead of Light Orange?

The same difference applies the other way round: Scarlet is a little darker, more saturated, 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 Scarlet on the colour wheel See Light Orange on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Scarlet

Scarlet vs Orange (71.083)Model Air · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Light Orange
Scarlet vs Light Red (71.086)Model Air · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Light Orange
Scarlet vs Inferno Red (74.022)Fantasy-Pro · ΔE 7, 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 Scarlet
Light Orange vs Orange (Pure Pigments)Pure Pigments · ΔE 11, fair · closer than Scarlet
Light Orange vs Salmon Skin (Signature)Signature Series · ΔE 18, loose

All matches: Scarlet equivalents · Light Orange equivalents