What is the difference between Fanatic Orange and Sunset Orange?

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

Fanatic Orange vs Sunset Orange

Fanatic Orange

Brand: Two Thin Coats
Range: Triads: midtones
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #dd543c (estimate)

Sunset Orange

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Game Color
Code: 72.110
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #f4742e (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 20.7, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Sunset Orange is a little lighter, more saturated, warmer than Fanatic Orange.

Can I use Sunset Orange instead of Fanatic Orange?

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

Can I use Fanatic Orange instead of Sunset Orange?

The same difference applies the other way round: Fanatic Orange 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 Fanatic Orange on the colour wheel See Sunset Orange on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Fanatic Orange

Fanatic Orange vs Amaranth Red (70.829)Model Color · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Sunset Orange
Fanatic Orange vs Clear Orange (70.956)Model Color · ΔE 6, close · closer than Sunset Orange
Fanatic Orange vs Bright Orange (70.851)Model Color · ΔE 11, fair · closer than Sunset Orange

Other Two Thin Coats paints close to Sunset Orange

Sunset Orange vs Solar FlareBrights · ΔE 11, fair · closer than Fanatic Orange
Sunset Orange vs Orange FlareTriads: highlights · ΔE 12, fair · closer than Fanatic Orange
Sunset Orange vs Flaming Forge OrangeBrights · ΔE 13, fair · closer than Fanatic Orange

All matches: Fanatic Orange equivalents · Sunset Orange equivalents