Blinding Light vs Zinc White

Blinding Light

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

Zinc White

Brand
Golden
Range
Heavy Body Acrylics
Code
PW4
Type
an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch
#f2f3f2 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 2.4, very close: most people won’t see a difference side by side. Our swatches for the two are almost the same. They are different kinds of paint: Army Painter Blinding Light is a one-coat contrast-style paint and Golden Zinc White is an opaque base/layer paint, so they won’t behave the same on the model even where the colour is close.

Can I use Zinc White instead of Blinding Light?

Yes, for most jobs. Very close match (ΔE 2). The swatches are almost the same. They are different kinds of paint.

Can I use Blinding Light instead of Zinc White?

The same difference applies the other way round.

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 Zinc White on the colour wheel

Other Golden paints close to Blinding Light

Other Army Painter paints close to Zinc White

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