What is the difference between Inferno Orange and Gory Red?

ΔE 17 (loose). Gory Red is noticeably darker, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Inferno Orange vs Gory Red

Inferno Orange

Brand: Two Thin Coats
Range: Triads: highlights
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #d14a31 (estimate)

Gory Red

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Game Color
Code: 72.011
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #a51c21 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 17.0, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Gory Red is noticeably darker, cooler than Inferno Orange.

Can I use Gory Red instead of Inferno Orange?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 17). Gory Red is noticeably darker, cooler than Inferno Orange.

Can I use Inferno Orange instead of Gory Red?

The same difference applies the other way round: Inferno Orange is noticeably lighter, 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 Inferno Orange on the colour wheel See Gory Red on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Inferno Orange

Inferno Orange vs Clear Orange (70.956)Model Color · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Gory Red
Inferno Orange vs Amaranth Red (70.829)Model Color · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Gory Red
Inferno Orange vs Scarlet (70.817)Model Color · ΔE 11, fair · closer than Gory Red

Other Two Thin Coats paints close to Gory Red

Gory Red vs Sanguine ScarletTriads: midtones · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Inferno Orange
Gory Red vs Hellspawn RedBrights · ΔE 12, fair · closer than Inferno Orange
Gory Red vs Rust OrangeTriads: shadows · ΔE 19, loose

All matches: Inferno Orange equivalents · Gory Red equivalents