What is the difference between Red Orange and Gold Yellow?

ΔE 17 (loose). Gold Yellow is a little lighter, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Red Orange vs Gold Yellow

Red Orange

Brand: Pro Acryl
Range: Standard / Signature / AMP
Code: AMP-017
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #e0481f (estimate)

Gold Yellow

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Game Color
Code: 72.007
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #e96c1c (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 16.7, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Gold Yellow is a little lighter, warmer than Red Orange.

Can I use Gold Yellow instead of Red Orange?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 17). Gold Yellow is a little lighter, warmer than Red Orange.

Can I use Red Orange instead of Gold Yellow?

The same difference applies the other way round: Red 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 Red Orange on the colour wheel See Gold Yellow on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Red Orange

Red Orange vs Bright Orange (70.851)Model Color · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Gold Yellow
Red Orange vs Hot Orange (72.009)Game Color · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Gold Yellow
Red Orange vs Orange (71.083)Model Air · ΔE 6, close · closer than Gold Yellow

Other Pro Acryl paints close to Gold Yellow

Gold Yellow vs NOVA Orange (S49)Standard / Signature / AMP · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Red Orange
Gold Yellow vs Orange (007)Standard / Signature / AMP · ΔE 7, close · closer than Red Orange
Gold Yellow vs Pyrrole Orange (E006)Expert Acrylics · ΔE 14, fair · closer than Red Orange

All matches: Red Orange equivalents · Gold Yellow equivalents