What is the difference between Pyrrole Orange and Orange Fire?

ΔE 9 (close). Orange Fire is a little lighter, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Pyrrole Orange vs Orange Fire

Pyrrole Orange

Brand: Pro Acryl
Range: Expert Acrylics
Code: E006
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #e8501c (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 9.4, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Orange Fire is a little lighter, warmer than Pyrrole Orange.

Can I use Orange Fire instead of Pyrrole Orange?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 9). Orange Fire is a little lighter, warmer than Pyrrole Orange.

Can I use Pyrrole Orange instead of Orange Fire?

The same difference applies the other way round: Pyrrole Orange is a little darker, 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 Pyrrole Orange on the colour wheel See Orange Fire on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Pyrrole Orange

Pyrrole Orange vs Bright Orange (70.851)Model Color · ΔE 6, close · closer than Orange Fire
Pyrrole Orange vs Hot Orange (72.009)Game Color · ΔE 7, close · closer than Orange Fire
Pyrrole Orange vs Light Orange (70.911)Model Color · ΔE 8, close · closer than Orange Fire

Other Pro Acryl paints close to Orange Fire

Orange Fire vs NOVA Orange (S49)Standard / Signature / AMP · ΔE 6, close · closer than Pyrrole Orange
Orange Fire vs Orange (007)Standard / Signature / AMP · ΔE 13, fair
Orange Fire vs Red Orange (AMP-017)Standard / Signature / AMP · ΔE 14, fair

All matches: Pyrrole Orange equivalents · Orange Fire equivalents