What is the difference between Pink Horror and Red Flesh?

ΔE 33 (loose). Red Flesh is a little lighter, more muted, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Pink Horror vs Red Flesh

Pink Horror

Brand: Citadel / Warhammer
Range: Colour: Layer
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #b84a7a (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 32.8, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Red Flesh is a little lighter, more muted, warmer than Pink Horror.

Can I use Red Flesh instead of Pink Horror?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 33). Red Flesh is a little lighter, more muted, warmer than Pink Horror.

Can I use Pink Horror instead of Red Flesh?

The same difference applies the other way round: Pink Horror is a little darker, more saturated, cooler.

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 Pink Horror on the colour wheel See Red Flesh on the colour wheel

Other Nocturna Models paints close to Pink Horror

Pink Horror vs Red Purple (NA20)N-Paint Basic · ΔE 10, close · closer than Red Flesh
Pink Horror vs Ruby Red (NA19)N-Paint Basic · ΔE 31, loose · closer than Red Flesh
Pink Horror vs Chestnut Brown (NA42)N-Paint Basic · ΔE 35, loose

Other Citadel paints close to Red Flesh

Red Flesh vs Ratskin FleshColour: Base · ΔE 10, fair · closer than Pink Horror
Red Flesh vs Cadian FleshtoneColour: Layer · ΔE 11, fair · closer than Pink Horror
Red Flesh vs Bugman's GlowColour: Base · ΔE 12, fair · closer than Pink Horror

All matches: Pink Horror equivalents · Red Flesh equivalents