What is the difference between Skin INK and Ink Red?

ΔE 22 (loose). Ink Red is much more saturated, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Skin INK vs Ink Red

Skin INK

Brand: AK Interactive
Range: 3rd Gen Ink
Code: AK11221
Type: an ink, glaze or transparent paint
Swatch: #8e3a20 (estimate)

Ink Red

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Game Color Ink
Code: 72.086
Type: an ink, glaze or transparent paint
Swatch: #a5162a (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 22.0, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Ink Red is much more saturated, cooler than Skin INK.

Can I use Ink Red instead of Skin INK?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 22). Ink Red is much more saturated, cooler than Skin INK.

Can I use Skin INK instead of Ink Red?

The same difference applies the other way round: Skin INK is much more muted, 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 Skin INK on the colour wheel See Ink Red on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Skin INK

Skin INK vs Ink Magenta (72.083)Game Color Ink · ΔE 32, loose
Skin INK vs Mahogany Ink (70.828)Model Color · ΔE 37, loose
Skin INK vs Ink Skin (72.093)Game Color Ink · ΔE 39, loose

Other AK Interactive paints close to Ink Red

Ink Red vs Penetrating Red INK (AK11227)3rd Gen Ink · ΔE 18, loose · closer than Skin INK
Ink Red vs Purple INK (AK11224)3rd Gen Ink · ΔE 48, loose
Ink Red vs Sooty Black INK (AK11222)3rd Gen Ink · ΔE 62, loose

All matches: Skin INK equivalents · Ink Red equivalents