What is the difference between Red Orange and Sunset Orange?

ΔE 17 (loose). Sunset Orange is noticeably lighter, more muted, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Red Orange vs Sunset Orange

Red Orange

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

Sunset Orange

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Game Color
Code: 72.110
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #f4742e (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 16.8, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Sunset Orange is noticeably lighter, more muted, warmer than Red Orange.

Can I use Sunset Orange instead of Red Orange?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 17). Sunset Orange is noticeably lighter, more muted, warmer than Red Orange.

Can I use Red Orange instead of Sunset Orange?

The same difference applies the other way round: Red Orange is noticeably darker, more saturated, 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 Sunset Orange 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 Sunset Orange
Red Orange vs Hot Orange (72.009)Game Color · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Sunset Orange
Red Orange vs Orange (71.083)Model Air · ΔE 6, close · closer than Sunset Orange

Other Pro Acryl paints close to Sunset Orange

Sunset Orange vs NOVA Orange (S49)Standard / Signature / AMP · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Red Orange
Sunset Orange vs Orange (007)Standard / Signature / AMP · ΔE 9, close · closer than Red Orange
Sunset Orange vs Pyrrole Orange (E006)Expert Acrylics · ΔE 14, fair · closer than Red Orange

All matches: Red Orange equivalents · Sunset Orange equivalents