What is the difference between Moonstone Skin and Red Flesh?

ΔE 7 (close). Red Flesh is a little darker, more saturated. Swatch colours are estimates.

Moonstone Skin vs Red Flesh

Moonstone Skin

Brand: Army Painter
Range: Warpaints Fanatic
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #c87a70 (estimate)

Red Flesh

Brand: Nocturna Models
Range: N-Paint Basic
Code: NA03
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #c16b5d (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 7.3, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Red Flesh is a little darker, more saturated than Moonstone Skin.

Can I use Red Flesh instead of Moonstone Skin?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 7). Red Flesh is a little darker, more saturated than Moonstone Skin.

Can I use Moonstone Skin instead of Red Flesh?

The same difference applies the other way round: Moonstone Skin is a little lighter, 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 Moonstone Skin on the colour wheel See Red Flesh on the colour wheel

Other Nocturna Models paints close to Moonstone Skin

Moonstone Skin vs Brutal Brown (NA43)N-Paint Basic · ΔE 19, loose
Moonstone Skin vs Earth Brown (NA45)N-Paint Basic · ΔE 22, loose
Moonstone Skin vs Gnome Flesh (NA06)N-Paint Basic · ΔE 22, loose

Other Army Painter paints close to Red Flesh

Red Flesh vs Viper BrownWarpaints Air · ΔE 7, close · closer than Moonstone Skin
Red Flesh vs Scar TissueWarpaints Legacy · ΔE 7, close
Red Flesh vs Topaz SkinWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 8, close

All matches: Moonstone Skin equivalents · Red Flesh equivalents