What is the difference between Nocturne Skin and Black Red?

ΔE 10 (close). Black Red is a little darker, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Nocturne Skin vs Black Red

Nocturne Skin

Brand: Nocturna Models
Range: N-Paint Basic
Code: NA02
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #513744 (estimate)

Black Red

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.859
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #48282c (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 9.6, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Black Red is a little darker, warmer than Nocturne Skin.

Can I use Black Red instead of Nocturne Skin?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 10). Black Red is a little darker, warmer than Nocturne Skin.

Can I use Nocturne Skin instead of Black Red?

The same difference applies the other way round: Nocturne Skin is a little lighter, cooler.

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 Nocturne Skin on the colour wheel See Black Red on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Nocturne Skin

Nocturne Skin vs Hull Red (70.985)Model Color · ΔE 7, close · closer than Black Red
Nocturne Skin vs Violet Red (70.812)Model Color · ΔE 8, close · closer than Black Red
Nocturne Skin vs Chestnut Brown (70.746)Model Color · ΔE 8, close · closer than Black Red

Other Nocturna Models paints close to Black Red

Black Red vs Crimson Hell (NA18)N-Paint Basic · ΔE 8, close · closer than Nocturne Skin
Black Red vs Purple Black (NA09)N-Paint Basic · ΔE 12, fair
Black Red vs Chestnut Brown (NA42)N-Paint Basic · ΔE 13, fair

All matches: Nocturne Skin equivalents · Black Red equivalents