What is the difference between Pure Orange and Yellow RLM04?

ΔE 12 (fair). Yellow RLM04 is more muted, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Pure Orange vs Yellow RLM04

Pure Orange

Brand: Tamiya
Range: PS Spray (polycarbonate)
Code: PS-62
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #f58b1e (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 11.9, fair: the same colour family, but not a straight swap. Yellow RLM04 is more muted, cooler than Pure Orange.

Can I use Yellow RLM04 instead of Pure Orange?

Only where an exact match doesn’t matter, such as a new unit or a highlight. Fair match (ΔE 12). Yellow RLM04 is more muted, cooler than Pure Orange.

Can I use Pure Orange instead of Yellow RLM04?

The same difference applies the other way round: Pure 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 Pure Orange on the colour wheel See Yellow RLM04 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 Yellow RLM04
Pure Orange vs Golden Yellow (70.948)Model Color · ΔE 8, close · closer than Yellow RLM04
Pure Orange vs Scrofulous Brown (72.038)Game Color · ΔE 10, close · 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 Pure Orange
Yellow RLM04 vs Clear Orange (TS-73)TS Spray · ΔE 15, fair
Yellow RLM04 vs Translucent Orange (PS-43)PS Spray (polycarbonate) · ΔE 18, loose

All matches: Pure Orange equivalents · Yellow RLM04 equivalents