What is the difference between Salmon Skin and Scarlet Blood?

ΔE 12 (fair). Scarlet Blood is a little darker, more saturated. Swatch colours are estimates.

Salmon Skin vs Scarlet Blood

Salmon Skin

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

Scarlet Blood

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Game Color
Code: 72.106
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #d71626 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 11.5, fair: the same colour family, but not a straight swap. Scarlet Blood is a little darker, more saturated than Salmon Skin.

Can I use Scarlet Blood instead of Salmon Skin?

Only where an exact match doesn’t matter, such as a new unit or a highlight. Fair match (ΔE 12). Scarlet Blood is a little darker, more saturated than Salmon Skin.

Can I use Salmon Skin instead of Scarlet Blood?

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 Scarlet Blood on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Salmon Skin

Salmon Skin vs Orange (71.083)Model Air · ΔE 7, close · closer than Scarlet Blood
Salmon Skin vs Light Red (71.086)Model Air · ΔE 7, close · closer than Scarlet Blood
Salmon Skin vs Hot Orange (72.009)Game Color · ΔE 9, close · closer than Scarlet Blood

Other Kimera Kolors paints close to Scarlet Blood

Scarlet Blood vs Toluidine Red (Pure Pigments)Pure Pigments · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Salmon Skin
Scarlet Blood vs The Red (Pure Pigments)Pure Pigments · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Salmon Skin
Scarlet Blood vs Pink Skin (Signature)Signature Series · ΔE 8, close · closer than Salmon Skin

All matches: Salmon Skin equivalents · Scarlet Blood equivalents