What is the difference between Ruby Red and Dark Flesh Tone?

ΔE 8 (close). Dark Flesh Tone is a little darker, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Ruby Red vs Dark Flesh Tone

Ruby Red

Brand: Nocturna Models
Range: N-Paint Basic
Code: NA19
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #a8413c (estimate)

Dark Flesh Tone

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Game Color
Code: 72.044
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #953b2c (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 7.6, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Dark Flesh Tone is a little darker, warmer than Ruby Red.

Can I use Dark Flesh Tone instead of Ruby Red?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 8). Dark Flesh Tone is a little darker, warmer than Ruby Red.

Can I use Ruby Red instead of Dark Flesh Tone?

The same difference applies the other way round: Ruby Red 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 Ruby Red on the colour wheel See Dark Flesh Tone on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Ruby Red

Ruby Red vs Red (71.269)Model Air · ΔE 7, close · closer than Dark Flesh Tone
Ruby Red vs Faded Red (70.747)Model Color · ΔE 7, close · closer than Dark Flesh Tone
Ruby Red vs Flat Red (70.957)Model Color · ΔE 9, close

Other Nocturna Models paints close to Dark Flesh Tone

Dark Flesh Tone vs Brutal Brown (NA43)N-Paint Basic · ΔE 15, fair
Dark Flesh Tone vs Red Flesh (NA03)N-Paint Basic · ΔE 19, loose
Dark Flesh Tone vs Demon Red (NA21)N-Paint Basic · ΔE 26, loose

All matches: Ruby Red equivalents · Dark Flesh Tone equivalents