What is the difference between Bright Coral and Sunset Orange?

ΔE 23 (loose). Sunset Orange is noticeably lighter, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Bright Coral vs Sunset Orange

Bright Coral

Brand: Reaper
Range: Master Series Paints
Code: 09181
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #db402d (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 22.9, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Sunset Orange is noticeably lighter, warmer than Bright Coral.

Can I use Sunset Orange instead of Bright Coral?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 23). Sunset Orange is noticeably lighter, warmer than Bright Coral.

Can I use Bright Coral instead of Sunset Orange?

The same difference applies the other way round: Bright Coral is noticeably 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 Sunset 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 Sunset Orange
Bright Coral vs Amaranth Red (70.829)Model Color · ΔE 7, close · closer than Sunset Orange
Bright Coral vs Red RLM23 (71.003)Model Air · ΔE 7, close · closer than Sunset Orange

Other Reaper paints close to Sunset Orange

Sunset Orange vs Fire Orange (09006)Master Series Paints · ΔE 9, close · closer than Bright Coral
Sunset Orange vs Saffron Sunset (09182)Master Series Paints · ΔE 22, loose · closer than Bright Coral
Sunset Orange vs Orange Brown (09201)Master Series Paints · ΔE 23, loose

All matches: Bright Coral equivalents · Sunset Orange equivalents