Carmine Dragon vs Naphthol Pink

Carmine Dragon

Brand
Army Painter
Range
Speedpaint 2.0
Type
a one-coat contrast-style paint
Swatch
#e0245a (estimate)

Naphthol Pink

Brand
Golden
Range
High Flow
Code
8525
Type
an ink, glaze or transparent paint
Swatch
#f34b66 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 10.3, fair: the same colour family, but not a straight swap. Naphthol Pink is a little lighter, more muted than Carmine Dragon. They are different kinds of paint: Army Painter Carmine Dragon is a one-coat contrast-style paint and Golden Naphthol Pink is an ink, glaze or transparent paint, so they won’t behave the same on the model even where the colour is close.

Can I use Naphthol Pink instead of Carmine Dragon?

Only where an exact match doesn’t matter, such as a new unit or a highlight. Fair match (ΔE 10). Naphthol Pink is a little lighter, more muted than Carmine Dragon. They are different kinds of paint.

Can I use Carmine Dragon instead of Naphthol Pink?

The same difference applies the other way round: Carmine Dragon is a little darker, more saturated.

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 Carmine Dragon on the colour wheel See Naphthol Pink on the colour wheel

Other Golden paints close to Carmine Dragon

Other Army Painter paints close to Naphthol Pink

All matches: Carmine Dragon equivalents · Naphthol Pink equivalents

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