Flesh Tearers Red vs Demon Red

Flesh Tearers Red

Brand
Citadel / Warhammer
Range
Colour: Contrast
Type
a one-coat contrast-style paint
Swatch
#c82a2a (estimate)

Demon Red

Brand
Nocturna Models
Range
N-Paint Basic
Code
NA21
Type
an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch
#d94c3b (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 9.9, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Demon Red is a little lighter, more muted than Flesh Tearers Red. They are different kinds of paint: Citadel Flesh Tearers Red is a one-coat contrast-style paint and Nocturna Models Demon Red is an opaque base/layer paint, so they won’t behave the same on the model even where the colour is close.

Can I use Demon Red instead of Flesh Tearers Red?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 10). Demon Red is a little lighter, more muted than Flesh Tearers Red. They are different kinds of paint.

Can I use Flesh Tearers Red instead of Demon Red?

The same difference applies the other way round: Flesh Tearers Red 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 Flesh Tearers Red on the colour wheel See Demon Red on the colour wheel

Other Nocturna Models paints close to Flesh Tearers Red

Other Citadel paints close to Demon Red

All matches: Flesh Tearers Red equivalents · Demon Red equivalents

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