What is the difference between Nocturne Skin and Violet Red?

ΔE 8 (close). Violet Red is more saturated, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Nocturne Skin vs Violet Red

Nocturne Skin

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

Violet Red

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.812
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #562d3d (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 7.6, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Violet Red is more saturated, warmer than Nocturne Skin.

Can I use Violet Red instead of Nocturne Skin?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 8). Violet Red is more saturated, warmer than Nocturne Skin.

Can I use Nocturne Skin instead of Violet Red?

The same difference applies the other way round: Nocturne Skin is more muted, 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 Violet 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 Violet Red
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 Violet Red

Violet Red vs Crimson Hell (NA18)N-Paint Basic · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Nocturne Skin
Violet Red vs Chestnut Brown (NA42)N-Paint Basic · ΔE 12, fair
Violet Red vs Purple Black (NA09)N-Paint Basic · ΔE 15, loose

All matches: Nocturne Skin equivalents · Violet Red equivalents