What is the difference between Toluidine Red and Clear Orange?

ΔE 11 (fair). Clear Orange is more muted. Swatch colours are estimates.

Toluidine Red vs Clear Orange

Toluidine Red

Brand: Kimera Kolors
Range: Pure Pigments
Code: Pure Pigments
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #df312d (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 11.3, fair: the same colour family, but not a straight swap. Clear Orange is more muted than Toluidine Red.

Can I use Clear Orange instead of Toluidine Red?

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

Can I use Toluidine Red instead of Clear Orange?

The same difference applies the other way round: Toluidine Red is 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 Toluidine Red on the colour wheel See Clear Orange on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Toluidine Red

Toluidine Red vs Scarlet Blood (72.106)Game Color · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Clear Orange
Toluidine Red vs Red RLM23 (71.003)Model Air · ΔE 6, close · closer than Clear Orange
Toluidine Red vs Bloody Red (72.010)Game Color · ΔE 6, 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 Toluidine Red
Clear Orange vs Salmon Skin (Signature)Signature Series · ΔE 11, fair · closer than Toluidine Red
Clear Orange vs Pale Carmine Red (Signature)Signature Series · ΔE 11, fair · closer than Toluidine Red

All matches: Toluidine Red equivalents · Clear Orange equivalents