What is the difference between Character Yellow and Orange Fire?

ΔE 7 (close). Orange Fire is a little darker. Swatch colours are estimates.

Character Yellow vs Orange Fire

Character Yellow

Brand: Mr. Hobby
Range: Mr. Color
Code: C-109
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #f47216 (estimate)

Orange Fire

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Game Color
Code: 72.008
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #ed6110 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 7.0, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Orange Fire is a little darker than Character Yellow.

Can I use Orange Fire instead of Character Yellow?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 7). Orange Fire is a little darker than Character Yellow.

Can I use Character Yellow instead of Orange Fire?

The same difference applies the other way round: Character Yellow is a little lighter.

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 Yellow on the colour wheel See Orange Fire on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Character Yellow

Character Yellow vs Gold Yellow (72.007)Game Color · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Orange Fire
Character Yellow vs Sunset Orange (72.110)Game Color · ΔE 8, close
Character Yellow vs Light Orange (70.911)Model Color · ΔE 10, close

Other Mr. Hobby paints close to Orange Fire

Orange Fire vs Orange Yellow (C-58)Mr. Color · ΔE 2, very close · closer than Character Yellow
Orange Fire vs Orange Yellow (H-24)Aqueous Hobby Color · ΔE 2, very close · closer than Character Yellow
Orange Fire vs Orange Yellow (N-24)Acrysion · ΔE 2, very close · closer than Character Yellow

All matches: Character Yellow equivalents · Orange Fire equivalents