Blinding Light vs Interference Gold (Fine)

Blinding Light

Brand
Army Painter
Range
Speedpaint 2.0
Type
a one-coat contrast-style paint
Swatch
#ececec (estimate)

Interference Gold (Fine)

Brand
Golden
Range
Heavy Body Acrylics
Code
4040
Type
a pearl paint
Swatch
#dfe7f2 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 6.6, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Interference Gold (Fine) is more saturated than Blinding Light. They are different kinds of paint: Army Painter Blinding Light is a one-coat contrast-style paint and Golden Interference Gold (Fine) is a pearl paint, so they won’t behave the same on the model even where the colour is close.

Can I use Interference Gold (Fine) instead of Blinding Light?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 7). Interference Gold (Fine) is more saturated than Blinding Light. They are different kinds of paint.

Can I use Blinding Light instead of Interference Gold (Fine)?

The same difference applies the other way round: Blinding Light is 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 Blinding Light on the colour wheel See Interference Gold (Fine) on the colour wheel

Other Golden paints close to Blinding Light

Other Army Painter paints close to Interference Gold (Fine)

All matches: Blinding Light equivalents · Interference Gold (Fine) equivalents

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