What is the difference between Dark Shadow Flesh and Nocturnal Red?

ΔE 10 (close). Nocturnal Red is more saturated. Swatch colours are estimates.

Dark Shadow Flesh vs Nocturnal Red

Dark Shadow Flesh

Brand: AK Interactive
Range: 3rd Gen Figure Series
Code: AK11405
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #542725 (estimate)

Nocturnal Red

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Game Color
Code: 72.111
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #622122 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 9.8, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Nocturnal Red is more saturated than Dark Shadow Flesh.

Can I use Nocturnal Red instead of Dark Shadow Flesh?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 10). Nocturnal Red is more saturated than Dark Shadow Flesh.

Can I use Dark Shadow Flesh instead of Nocturnal Red?

The same difference applies the other way round: Dark Shadow Flesh is more muted.

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 Dark Shadow Flesh on the colour wheel See Nocturnal Red on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Dark Shadow Flesh

Dark Shadow Flesh vs Dark Red (70.946)Model Color · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Nocturnal Red
Dark Shadow Flesh vs Charred Brown (72.045)Game Color · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Nocturnal Red
Dark Shadow Flesh vs Chalice Red (74.017)Fantasy-Pro · ΔE 7, close · closer than Nocturnal Red

Other AK Interactive paints close to Nocturnal Red

Nocturnal Red vs RAL 8013 Rotbraun (AK11329)3rd Gen AFV Series · ΔE 8, close · closer than Dark Shadow Flesh
Nocturnal Red vs RAL 8012 Rotbraun (AK11328)3rd Gen AFV Series · ΔE 9, close · closer than Dark Shadow Flesh
Nocturnal Red vs Beast Brown (AK11278)Color Punch · ΔE 11, fair

All matches: Dark Shadow Flesh equivalents · Nocturnal Red equivalents