What is the difference between Pure Orange and Flat Yellow?

ΔE 19 (loose). Flat Yellow is a little lighter, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Pure Orange vs Flat Yellow

Pure Orange

Brand: Tamiya
Range: TS Spray
Code: TS-98
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #f6911f (estimate)

Flat Yellow

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.953
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #f3b12c (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 19.2, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Flat Yellow is a little lighter, cooler than Pure Orange.

Can I use Flat Yellow instead of Pure Orange?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 19). Flat Yellow is a little lighter, cooler than Pure Orange.

Can I use Pure Orange instead of Flat Yellow?

The same difference applies the other way round: Pure Orange is a little darker, 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 Pure Orange on the colour wheel See Flat Yellow on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Pure Orange

Pure Orange vs Sun Yellow (72.006)Game Color · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Flat Yellow
Pure Orange vs Golden Yellow (70.948)Model Color · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Flat Yellow
Pure Orange vs Yellow RLM04 (71.078)Model Air · ΔE 10, close · closer than Flat Yellow

Other Tamiya paints close to Flat Yellow

Flat Yellow vs Camel Yellow (TS-34)TS Spray · ΔE 8, close · closer than Pure Orange
Flat Yellow vs Camel Yellow (PS-19)PS Spray (polycarbonate) · ΔE 11, fair · closer than Pure Orange
Flat Yellow vs Mustard Yellow (PS-56)PS Spray (polycarbonate) · ΔE 13, fair · closer than Pure Orange

All matches: Pure Orange equivalents · Flat Yellow equivalents