What is the difference between Pyrrole Orange and Bright Orange?

ΔE 6 (close). Bright Orange is more muted. Swatch colours are estimates.

Pyrrole Orange vs Bright Orange

Pyrrole Orange

Brand: Pro Acryl
Range: Expert Acrylics
Code: E006
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #e8501c (estimate)

Bright Orange

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.851
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #e15126 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 6.1, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Bright Orange is more muted than Pyrrole Orange.

Can I use Bright Orange instead of Pyrrole Orange?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 6). Bright Orange is more muted than Pyrrole Orange.

Can I use Pyrrole Orange instead of Bright Orange?

The same difference applies the other way round: Pyrrole Orange 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 Pyrrole Orange on the colour wheel See Bright Orange on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Pyrrole Orange

Pyrrole Orange vs Hot Orange (72.009)Game Color · ΔE 7, close
Pyrrole Orange vs Light Orange (70.911)Model Color · ΔE 8, close
Pyrrole Orange vs Orange (71.083)Model Air · ΔE 9, close

Other Pro Acryl paints close to Bright Orange

Bright Orange vs Red Orange (AMP-017)Standard / Signature / AMP · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Pyrrole Orange
Bright Orange vs Orange Red (S31)Standard / Signature / AMP · ΔE 11, fair
Bright Orange vs Pyrrole Red (E003)Expert Acrylics · ΔE 15, loose

All matches: Pyrrole Orange equivalents · Bright Orange equivalents