What is the difference between Fire Red and Clear Orange?

ΔE 21 (loose). Clear Orange is a little lighter, more saturated, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Fire Red vs Clear Orange

Fire Red

Brand: Reaper
Range: Master Series Paints
Code: 09004
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #af2739 (estimate)

Clear Orange

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.956
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #cd412c (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 21.0, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Clear Orange is a little lighter, more saturated, warmer than Fire Red.

Can I use Clear Orange instead of Fire Red?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 21). Clear Orange is a little lighter, more saturated, warmer than Fire Red.

Can I use Fire Red instead of Clear Orange?

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

Other Vallejo paints close to Fire Red

Fire Red vs Red (71.102)Model Air · ΔE 1, very close · closer than Clear Orange
Fire Red vs Scarlet Red (72.012)Game Color · ΔE 6, close · closer than Clear Orange
Fire Red vs Ferrari Red (71.085)Model Air · ΔE 7, close · closer than Clear Orange

Other Reaper paints close to Clear Orange

Clear Orange vs Phoenix Red (09005)Master Series Paints · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Fire Red
Clear Orange vs Bright Coral (09181)Master Series Paints · ΔE 6, close · closer than Fire Red
Clear Orange vs Fire Orange (09006)Master Series Paints · ΔE 16, loose · closer than Fire Red

All matches: Fire Red equivalents · Clear Orange equivalents