What is the difference between Clear Orange and Yellow RLM04?

ΔE 15 (fair). Yellow RLM04 is more muted, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Clear Orange vs Yellow RLM04

Clear Orange

Brand: Tamiya
Range: TS Spray
Code: TS-73
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #f68620 (estimate)

Yellow RLM04

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.078
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #e59522 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 14.9, fair: the same colour family, but not a straight swap. Yellow RLM04 is more muted, cooler than Clear Orange.

Can I use Yellow RLM04 instead of Clear Orange?

Only where an exact match doesn’t matter, such as a new unit or a highlight. Fair match (ΔE 15). Yellow RLM04 is more muted, cooler than Clear Orange.

Can I use Clear Orange instead of Yellow RLM04?

The same difference applies the other way round: Clear Orange is more saturated, warmer.

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 Clear Orange on the colour wheel See Yellow RLM04 on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Clear Orange

Clear Orange vs Sun Yellow (72.006)Game Color · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Yellow RLM04
Clear Orange vs Scrofulous Brown (72.038)Game Color · ΔE 11, fair · closer than Yellow RLM04
Clear Orange vs Golden Yellow (70.948)Model Color · ΔE 11, fair · closer than Yellow RLM04

Other Tamiya paints close to Yellow RLM04

Yellow RLM04 vs Pure Orange (TS-98)TS Spray · ΔE 10, close · closer than Clear Orange
Yellow RLM04 vs Pure Orange (PS-62)PS Spray (polycarbonate) · ΔE 12, fair · closer than Clear Orange
Yellow RLM04 vs Translucent Orange (PS-43)PS Spray (polycarbonate) · ΔE 18, loose

All matches: Clear Orange equivalents · Yellow RLM04 equivalents