What is the difference between Bright Coral and Light Orange?

ΔE 18 (loose). Light Orange is a little lighter, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Bright Coral vs Light Orange

Bright Coral

Brand: Reaper
Range: Master Series Paints
Code: 09181
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #db402d (estimate)

Light Orange

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.911
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #f36627 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 18.4, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Light Orange is a little lighter, warmer than Bright Coral.

Can I use Light Orange instead of Bright Coral?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 18). Light Orange is a little lighter, warmer than Bright Coral.

Can I use Bright Coral instead of Light Orange?

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

Other Vallejo paints close to Bright Coral

Bright Coral vs Clear Orange (70.956)Model Color · ΔE 6, close · closer than Light Orange
Bright Coral vs Amaranth Red (70.829)Model Color · ΔE 7, close · closer than Light Orange
Bright Coral vs Red RLM23 (71.003)Model Air · ΔE 7, close · closer than Light Orange

Other Reaper paints close to Light Orange

Light Orange vs Fire Orange (09006)Master Series Paints · ΔE 11, fair · closer than Bright Coral
Light Orange vs Phoenix Red (09005)Master Series Paints · ΔE 23, loose
Light Orange vs Orange Brown (09201)Master Series Paints · ΔE 26, loose

All matches: Bright Coral equivalents · Light Orange equivalents