What is the difference between Nocturne Skin and Hull Red?

ΔE 7 (close). Hull Red is a little darker, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Nocturne Skin vs Hull Red

Nocturne Skin

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

Hull Red

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.985
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #4e2e33 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 7.4, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Hull Red is a little darker, warmer than Nocturne Skin.

Can I use Hull Red instead of Nocturne Skin?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 7). Hull Red is a little darker, warmer than Nocturne Skin.

Can I use Nocturne Skin instead of Hull 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 Hull Red on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Nocturne Skin

Nocturne Skin vs Violet Red (70.812)Model Color · ΔE 8, close
Nocturne Skin vs Chestnut Brown (70.746)Model Color · ΔE 8, close
Nocturne Skin vs Chocolate Brown (70.872)Model Color · ΔE 9, close

Other Nocturna Models paints close to Hull Red

Hull Red vs Crimson Hell (NA18)N-Paint Basic · ΔE 7, close · closer than Nocturne Skin
Hull Red vs Purple Black (NA09)N-Paint Basic · ΔE 11, fair
Hull Red vs Chestnut Brown (NA42)N-Paint Basic · ΔE 11, fair

All matches: Nocturne Skin equivalents · Hull Red equivalents