What is the difference between Pumpkin and Reddish Flesh?

ΔE 16 (loose). Reddish Flesh is much more muted, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Pumpkin vs Reddish Flesh

Pumpkin

Brand: Kimera Kolors
Range: Signature Series
Code: Signature
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #fc7f5b (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 15.6, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Reddish Flesh is much more muted, cooler than Pumpkin.

Can I use Reddish Flesh instead of Pumpkin?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 16). Reddish Flesh is much more muted, cooler than Pumpkin.

Can I use Pumpkin instead of Reddish Flesh?

The same difference applies the other way round: Pumpkin is much 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 Pumpkin on the colour wheel See Reddish Flesh on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Pumpkin

Pumpkin vs Medium Flesh (74.005)Fantasy-Pro · ΔE 2, very close · closer than Reddish Flesh
Pumpkin vs Orange Rust (71.130)Model Air · ΔE 17, loose
Pumpkin vs Sunset Orange (72.110)Game Color · ΔE 18, loose

Other Kimera Kolors paints close to Reddish Flesh

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

All matches: Pumpkin equivalents · Reddish Flesh equivalents