What is the difference between Ratskin Flesh and Faded Red?

ΔE 19 (loose). Faded Red is a little darker, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Ratskin Flesh vs Faded Red

Ratskin Flesh

Brand: Citadel / Warhammer
Range: Colour: Base
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #c06a4a (estimate)

Faded Red

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.747
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #b44d50 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 18.9, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Faded Red is a little darker, cooler than Ratskin Flesh.

Can I use Faded Red instead of Ratskin Flesh?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 19). Faded Red is a little darker, cooler than Ratskin Flesh.

Can I use Ratskin Flesh instead of Faded Red?

The same difference applies the other way round: Ratskin Flesh is a little lighter, warmer.

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 Ratskin Flesh on the colour wheel See Faded Red on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Ratskin Flesh

Ratskin Flesh vs Elf Skin Tone (72.004)Game Color · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Faded Red
Ratskin Flesh vs Tan (72.066)Game Color · ΔE 6, close · closer than Faded Red
Ratskin Flesh vs Orange Brown (70.981)Model Color · ΔE 9, close · closer than Faded Red

Other Citadel paints close to Faded Red

Faded Red vs Tuskgor FurColour: Layer · ΔE 11, fair · closer than Ratskin Flesh
Faded Red vs Knight-Questor FleshColour: Layer · ΔE 16, loose · closer than Ratskin Flesh
Faded Red vs Wazdakka RedColour: Layer · ΔE 17, loose · closer than Ratskin Flesh

All matches: Ratskin Flesh equivalents · Faded Red equivalents