What is the difference between Burgundy Wine Red and Nocturnal Red?

ΔE 6 (close). Nocturnal Red is cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Burgundy Wine Red vs Nocturnal Red

Burgundy Wine Red

Brand: Scale75
Range: Scalecolor Artist
Code: Artist
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #6a281f (estimate)

Nocturnal Red

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Game Color
Code: 72.111
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #622122 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 6.5, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Nocturnal Red is cooler than Burgundy Wine Red.

Can I use Nocturnal Red instead of Burgundy Wine Red?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 6). Nocturnal Red is cooler than Burgundy Wine Red.

Can I use Burgundy Wine Red instead of Nocturnal Red?

The same difference applies the other way round: Burgundy Wine Red is warmer.

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 Burgundy Wine Red on the colour wheel See Nocturnal Red on the colour wheel

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Other Scale75 paints close to Nocturnal Red

Nocturnal Red vs Red Leather (SC30)Scalecolor · ΔE 8, close
Nocturnal Red vs Tindalos Red (SFG44)Fantasy & Games · ΔE 11, fair
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All matches: Burgundy Wine Red equivalents · Nocturnal Red equivalents