Blinding Light vs Fairy Skin

Blinding Light

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

Fairy Skin

Brand
Vallejo
Range
Xpress Color
Code
72.457
Type
a one-coat contrast-style paint
Swatch
#ae635c (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 55.0, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Fairy Skin is noticeably darker, much more saturated than Blinding Light.

Can I use Fairy Skin instead of Blinding Light?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 55). Fairy Skin is noticeably darker, much more saturated than Blinding Light.

Can I use Blinding Light instead of Fairy Skin?

The same difference applies the other way round: Blinding Light is noticeably lighter, much 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 Fairy Skin on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Blinding Light

Other Army Painter paints close to Fairy Skin

All matches: Blinding Light equivalents · Fairy Skin equivalents

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