What is the difference between Pink Horror and Ruby Red?

ΔE 31 (loose). Ruby Red is a little darker, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Pink Horror vs Ruby Red

Pink Horror

Brand: Citadel / Warhammer
Range: Colour: Layer
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #b84a7a (estimate)

Ruby Red

Brand: Nocturna Models
Range: N-Paint Basic
Code: NA19
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #a8413c (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 30.9, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Ruby Red is a little darker, warmer than Pink Horror.

Can I use Ruby Red instead of Pink Horror?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 31). Ruby Red is a little darker, warmer than Pink Horror.

Can I use Pink Horror instead of Ruby Red?

The same difference applies the other way round: Pink Horror is a little lighter, 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 Ruby Red 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 Ruby Red
Pink Horror vs Red Flesh (NA03)N-Paint Basic · ΔE 33, loose
Pink Horror vs Chestnut Brown (NA42)N-Paint Basic · ΔE 35, loose

Other Citadel paints close to Ruby Red

Ruby Red vs Tuskgor FurColour: Layer · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Pink Horror
Ruby Red vs Knight-Questor FleshColour: Layer · ΔE 11, fair · closer than Pink Horror
Ruby Red vs Mephiston RedColour: Base · ΔE 14, fair · closer than Pink Horror

All matches: Pink Horror equivalents · Ruby Red equivalents