What is the difference between Red Flesh and Basic Skin Tone?

ΔE 18 (loose). Basic Skin Tone is noticeably lighter, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Red Flesh vs Basic Skin Tone

Red Flesh

Brand: Nocturna Models
Range: N-Paint Basic
Code: NA03
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #c16b5d (estimate)

Basic Skin Tone

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.815
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #e59a7c (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 18.1, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Basic Skin Tone is noticeably lighter, warmer than Red Flesh.

Can I use Basic Skin Tone instead of Red Flesh?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 18). Basic Skin Tone is noticeably lighter, warmer than Red Flesh.

Can I use Red Flesh instead of Basic Skin Tone?

The same difference applies the other way round: Red Flesh is noticeably darker, 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 Red Flesh on the colour wheel See Basic Skin Tone on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Red Flesh

Red Flesh vs Burned Flesh (74.002)Fantasy-Pro · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Basic Skin Tone
Red Flesh vs Tan (72.066)Game Color · ΔE 8, close · closer than Basic Skin Tone
Red Flesh vs German Orange (70.805)Model Color · ΔE 9, close · closer than Basic Skin Tone

Other Nocturna Models paints close to Basic Skin Tone

Basic Skin Tone vs Gnome Flesh (NA06)N-Paint Basic · ΔE 7, close · closer than Red Flesh
Basic Skin Tone vs Warrior Skin (NA05)N-Paint Basic · ΔE 20, loose
Basic Skin Tone vs Yellow Sand (NA47)N-Paint Basic · ΔE 22, loose

All matches: Red Flesh equivalents · Basic Skin Tone equivalents