What is the difference between Pure Orange and Golden Yellow?

ΔE 8 (close). Golden Yellow is a little lighter. Swatch colours are estimates.

Pure Orange vs Golden Yellow

Pure Orange

Brand: Tamiya
Range: PS Spray (polycarbonate)
Code: PS-62
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #f58b1e (estimate)

Golden Yellow

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.948
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #f89c2c (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 8.4, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Golden Yellow is a little lighter than Pure Orange.

Can I use Golden Yellow instead of Pure Orange?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 8). Golden Yellow is a little lighter than Pure Orange.

Can I use Pure Orange instead of Golden Yellow?

The same difference applies the other way round: Pure Orange is a little darker.

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 Golden Yellow on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Pure Orange

Pure Orange vs Sun Yellow (72.006)Game Color · ΔE 2, very close · closer than Golden Yellow
Pure Orange vs Scrofulous Brown (72.038)Game Color · ΔE 10, close
Pure Orange vs Yellow RLM04 (71.078)Model Air · ΔE 12, fair

Other Tamiya paints close to Golden Yellow

Golden Yellow vs Pure Orange (TS-98)TS Spray · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Pure Orange
Golden Yellow vs Clear Orange (TS-73)TS Spray · ΔE 11, fair
Golden Yellow vs Translucent Orange (PS-43)PS Spray (polycarbonate) · ΔE 15, fair

All matches: Pure Orange equivalents · Golden Yellow equivalents