What is the difference between Light Plum and Pink?

ΔE 20 (loose). Pink is noticeably darker, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Light Plum vs Pink

Light Plum

Brand: AMMO by Mig
Range: ATOM
Code: ATOM-20154
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #c46cbc (estimate)

Pink

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.958
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #aa3f81 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 19.5, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Pink is noticeably darker, warmer than Light Plum.

Can I use Pink instead of Light Plum?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 20). Pink is noticeably darker, warmer than Light Plum.

Can I use Light Plum instead of Pink?

The same difference applies the other way round: Light Plum is noticeably 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 Light Plum on the colour wheel See Pink on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Light Plum

Light Plum vs Amethyst (74.027)Fantasy-Pro · ΔE 17, loose · closer than Pink
Light Plum vs Squid Pink (72.013)Game Color · ΔE 18, loose · closer than Pink
Light Plum vs Light Pink (70.748)Model Color · ΔE 24, loose

Other AMMO by Mig paints close to Pink

Pink vs Purple (A.MIG-0645)Dio Drybrush · ΔE 10, fair · closer than Light Plum
Pink vs Magenta (AMMO.F-540)Acrylic Colors for Figures · ΔE 12, fair · closer than Light Plum
Pink vs Orchid (ATOM-20153)ATOM · ΔE 13, fair · closer than Light Plum

All matches: Light Plum equivalents · Pink equivalents