Broadsword Silver vs Iridescent Silver (Fine)

Broadsword Silver

Brand
Army Painter
Range
Speedpaint 2.0
Type
a metallic
Swatch
#707070 (estimate)

Iridescent Silver (Fine)

Brand
Golden
Range
Heavy Body Acrylics
Code
4025
Type
a pearl paint
Swatch
#a3a39f (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 19.8, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Iridescent Silver (Fine) is noticeably lighter than Broadsword Silver. They are different kinds of paint: Army Painter Broadsword Silver is a metallic and Golden Iridescent Silver (Fine) is a pearl paint, so they won’t behave the same on the model even where the colour is close.

Can I use Iridescent Silver (Fine) instead of Broadsword Silver?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 20). Iridescent Silver (Fine) is noticeably lighter than Broadsword Silver. They are different kinds of paint.

Can I use Broadsword Silver instead of Iridescent Silver (Fine)?

The same difference applies the other way round: Broadsword Silver is noticeably darker.

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 Broadsword Silver on the colour wheel See Iridescent Silver (Fine) on the colour wheel

Other Golden paints close to Broadsword Silver

Other Army Painter paints close to Iridescent Silver (Fine)

All matches: Broadsword Silver equivalents · Iridescent Silver (Fine) equivalents

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