What is the difference between Pale Carmine Red and Reddish Flesh?

ΔE 30 (loose). Reddish Flesh is noticeably lighter, much more muted. Swatch colours are estimates.

Pale Carmine Red vs Reddish Flesh

Pale Carmine Red

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

Reddish Flesh

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Fantasy-Pro
Code: 74.003
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #ec8472 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 30.3, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Reddish Flesh is noticeably lighter, much more muted than Pale Carmine Red.

Can I use Reddish Flesh instead of Pale Carmine Red?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 30). Reddish Flesh is noticeably lighter, much more muted than Pale Carmine Red.

Can I use Pale Carmine Red instead of Reddish Flesh?

The same difference applies the other way round: Pale Carmine Red is noticeably darker, much 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 Pale Carmine Red on the colour wheel See Reddish Flesh 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 Reddish Flesh
Pale Carmine Red vs Bloody Red (72.010)Game Color · ΔE 7, close · closer than Reddish Flesh
Pale Carmine Red vs Amaranth Red (70.829)Model Color · ΔE 8, close · closer than Reddish Flesh

Other Kimera Kolors paints close to Reddish Flesh

Reddish Flesh vs Caucasian Skin (Signature)Signature Series · ΔE 8, close · closer than Pale Carmine Red
Reddish Flesh vs Pumpkin (Signature)Signature Series · ΔE 16, loose · closer than Pale Carmine Red
Reddish Flesh vs Mars Orange (Pure Pigments)Pure Pigments · ΔE 30, loose · closer than Pale Carmine Red

All matches: Pale Carmine Red equivalents · Reddish Flesh equivalents