What is the difference between Character Red and Clear Orange?

ΔE 10 (fair). Clear Orange is a little lighter, more muted. Swatch colours are estimates.

Character Red vs Clear Orange

Character Red

Brand: Mr. Hobby
Range: Mr. Color
Code: C-108
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #c82128 (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 10.1, fair: the same colour family, but not a straight swap. Clear Orange is a little lighter, more muted than Character Red.

Can I use Clear Orange instead of Character Red?

Only where an exact match doesn’t matter, such as a new unit or a highlight. Fair match (ΔE 10). Clear Orange is a little lighter, more muted than Character Red.

Can I use Character Red instead of Clear Orange?

The same difference applies the other way round: Character Red is a little darker, 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 Character Red on the colour wheel See Clear Orange on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Character Red

Character Red vs Red RLM23 (71.003)Model Air · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Clear Orange
Character Red vs Vermilion (70.909)Model Color · ΔE 6, close · closer than Clear Orange
Character Red vs Bloody Red (72.010)Game Color · ΔE 7, close · closer than Clear Orange

Other Mr. Hobby paints close to Clear Orange

Clear Orange vs Brown (C-7)Mr. Color · ΔE 7, close · closer than Character Red
Clear Orange vs Brown (H-7)Aqueous Hobby Color · ΔE 7, close · closer than Character Red
Clear Orange vs Brown (N-7)Acrysion · ΔE 7, close · closer than Character Red

All matches: Character Red equivalents · Clear Orange equivalents