Salmon Rose is a light vivid red with a warm undertone. It builds a smooth gradient with Rosy Flesh underneath and Basic Skin Tone on the highlights, all in the Vallejo line. Substitutes are thinner on the ground; Scale75 Pink Of Desire is the nearest same-finish option at 88 percent, with 2 brands in strong-match range. A cross-brand swap will get you most of the way, but eyeball it against the original first.
Salmon Rose equivalents in other ranges
1 of the 7 brands with a mapped match get genuinely close to Vallejo Salmon Rose, though none is a clone. Brand by brand, the nearest colors are:
- Closest Scale75 equivalent: Scale75 Pink Of Desire, a near match with visible drift up close (delta E 2.4).
- From The Army Painter: The Army Painter Raging Rouge, close, with a hint of drift side by side (delta E 3.5).
- Citadel's closest color: Citadel Lugganath Orange, workable at tabletop distance, not up close (delta E 4.6).
- Nearest in the AK Interactive catalog: AK Interactive Salmon, a usable stand-in rather than a twin (delta E 4.9).
- Best Two Thin Coats option: Two Thin Coats Orange Flare, workable at tabletop distance, not up close (delta E 6.4).
- From Tamiya: Tamiya Flat Flesh, only a loose relative (delta E 8.2).
Worth knowing before you swap: Scale75 Pink Of Desire runs slightly cooler, which shows most where the paint thins over raised detail.
How to read the score
90+Close
80sUsable
<70Mix
Scale75
The Army Painter
Citadel
AK Interactive
Two Thin Coats
Tamiya
Revell
About this color
Color profile
Highlight and shade ladder
Pairs well with
Try any paint in the scheme toolMatch difficulty
Found in 2 other brands with a same-finish match.
Where painters use it
Frequently asked
What is the closest equivalent to Vallejo Salmon Rose?
The closest same-finish match is Scale75 Pink Of Desire at 88% color similarity.
Is there a The Army Painter equivalent of Salmon Rose?
Yes. The closest The Army Painter option is Raging Rouge at 83%, a same-finish match.
What color is Salmon Rose?
Salmon Rose is a light vivid red with a warm undertone (hex #E28F7D).
What do I highlight and shade Salmon Rose with?
Highlight Salmon Rose toward Basic Skin Tone and shade it down into Rosy Flesh, both Vallejo paints in the same finish family.