What is the difference between Inferno Orange and Scarlet?

ΔE 11 (fair). Scarlet is a little darker, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Inferno Orange vs Scarlet

Inferno Orange

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

Scarlet

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.817
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #c03734 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 10.8, fair: the same colour family, but not a straight swap. Scarlet is a little darker, cooler than Inferno Orange.

Can I use Scarlet instead of Inferno Orange?

Only where an exact match doesn’t matter, such as a new unit or a highlight. Fair match (ΔE 11). Scarlet is a little darker, cooler than Inferno Orange.

Can I use Inferno Orange instead of Scarlet?

The same difference applies the other way round: Inferno Orange is a little 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 Scarlet 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 Scarlet
Inferno Orange vs Amaranth Red (70.829)Model Color · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Scarlet
Inferno Orange vs Bright Orange (70.851)Model Color · ΔE 11, fair

Other Two Thin Coats paints close to Scarlet

Scarlet vs Hellspawn RedBrights · ΔE 8, close · closer than Inferno Orange
Scarlet vs Fanatic OrangeTriads: midtones · ΔE 12, fair
Scarlet vs Sanguine ScarletTriads: midtones · ΔE 13, fair

All matches: Inferno Orange equivalents · Scarlet equivalents