Paints › Army Painter › Broadsword Silver › vs 3D GlassesBroadsword Silver vs 3D Glasses
Brand Army Painter Range Speedpaint 2.0 Type a metallic Swatch #707070 (estimate)
Brand Turbo Dork Range TurboShift Code Black base Type a metallic Swatch #417d83 (estimate) How close are they?
ΔE 20.1, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. 3D Glasses is much more saturated than Broadsword Silver.
Can I use 3D Glasses instead of Broadsword Silver? Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 20). 3D Glasses is much more saturated than Broadsword Silver.
Can I use Broadsword Silver instead of 3D Glasses? The same difference applies the other way round: Broadsword Silver is 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 Broadsword Silver on the colour wheel See 3D Glasses on the colour wheel
Other Turbo Dork paints close to Broadsword Silver Other Army Painter paints close to 3D Glasses All matches: Broadsword Silver equivalents · 3D Glasses equivalents
© 2026 AK Tabletop Studio. Swatch colours are estimates and will differ from the real paints; cross-brand matches are close, never exact.
Chart-listed matches come from the Two Thin Coats Paint Comparison Chart 2024, the Army Painter Warpaints Fanatic conversion chart, the AK 3rd Generation Acrylics equivalence table (2021) and the Herrick Games hobby paint comparison chart; the rest are a nearest-colour calculation.
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