What is the difference between Ruby Red and Flat Red?

ΔE 9 (close). Flat Red is a little darker, more saturated. Swatch colours are estimates.

Ruby Red vs Flat Red

Ruby Red

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

Flat Red

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.957
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #9d2830 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 8.6, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Flat Red is a little darker, more saturated than Ruby Red.

Can I use Flat Red instead of Ruby Red?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 9). Flat Red is a little darker, more saturated than Ruby Red.

Can I use Ruby Red instead of Flat Red?

The same difference applies the other way round: Ruby Red is a little lighter, more muted.

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 Flat Red on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Ruby Red

Ruby Red vs Red (71.269)Model Air · ΔE 7, close · closer than Flat Red
Ruby Red vs Faded Red (70.747)Model Color · ΔE 7, close · closer than Flat Red
Ruby Red vs Dark Flesh Tone (72.044)Game Color · ΔE 8, close · closer than Flat Red

Other Nocturna Models paints close to Flat Red

Flat Red vs Demon Red (NA21)N-Paint Basic · ΔE 23, loose
Flat Red vs Red Purple (NA20)N-Paint Basic · ΔE 24, loose
Flat Red vs Brutal Brown (NA43)N-Paint Basic · ΔE 24, loose

All matches: Ruby Red equivalents · Flat Red equivalents