What is the difference between Pale Carmine Red and Lipstick?

ΔE 24 (loose). Lipstick is more muted, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Pale Carmine Red vs Lipstick

Pale Carmine Red

Brand: Kimera Kolors
Range: Signature Series
Code: Signature
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #d9383d (estimate)

Lipstick

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Fantasy-Pro
Code: 74.029
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #d73164 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 24.4, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Lipstick is more muted, cooler than Pale Carmine Red.

Can I use Lipstick instead of Pale Carmine Red?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 24). Lipstick is more muted, cooler than Pale Carmine Red.

Can I use Pale Carmine Red instead of Lipstick?

The same difference applies the other way round: Pale Carmine Red is more saturated, 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 Pale Carmine Red on the colour wheel See Lipstick on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Pale Carmine Red

Pale Carmine Red vs Vermilion (70.909)Model Color · ΔE 6, close · closer than Lipstick
Pale Carmine Red vs Bloody Red (72.010)Game Color · ΔE 7, close · closer than Lipstick
Pale Carmine Red vs Amaranth Red (70.829)Model Color · ΔE 8, close · closer than Lipstick

Other Kimera Kolors paints close to Lipstick

Lipstick vs Fuchsia Skin (Signature)Signature Series · ΔE 8, close · closer than Pale Carmine Red
Lipstick vs Purple (Pure Pigments)Pure Pigments · ΔE 19, loose · closer than Pale Carmine Red
Lipstick vs Magenta (Pure Pigments)Pure Pigments · ΔE 21, loose · closer than Pale Carmine Red

All matches: Pale Carmine Red equivalents · Lipstick equivalents