What is the difference between Salmon Skin and The Red?

ΔE 7 (close). The Red is a little darker, more saturated. Swatch colours are estimates.

Salmon Skin vs The Red

Salmon Skin

Brand: Kimera Kolors
Range: Signature Series
Code: Signature
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #ed4939 (estimate)

The Red

Brand: Kimera Kolors
Range: Pure Pigments
Code: Pure Pigments
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #e7312f (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 7.0, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. The Red is a little darker, more saturated than Salmon Skin.

Can I use The Red instead of Salmon Skin?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 7). The Red is a little darker, more saturated than Salmon Skin.

Can I use Salmon Skin instead of The Red?

The same difference applies the other way round: Salmon Skin is a little lighter, more muted.

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 Salmon Skin on the colour wheel See The Red on the colour wheel

Other Kimera Kolors paints close to Salmon Skin

Salmon Skin vs Toluidine Red (Pure Pigments)Pure Pigments · ΔE 6, close · closer than The Red
Salmon Skin vs Scarlet (Pure Pigments)Pure Pigments · ΔE 7, close
Salmon Skin vs Orange (Pure Pigments)Pure Pigments · ΔE 7, close

Other Kimera Kolors paints close to The Red

The Red vs Toluidine Red (Pure Pigments)Pure Pigments · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Salmon Skin
The Red vs Scarlet (Pure Pigments)Pure Pigments · ΔE 7, close · closer than Salmon Skin
The Red vs Pink Skin (Signature)Signature Series · ΔE 8, close

All matches: Salmon Skin equivalents · The Red equivalents