Elven Armour vs Pearl Blue

Elven Armour

Brand
Army Painter
Range
Warpaints Air
Type
a metallic
Swatch
#1a2a8a (estimate)

Pearl Blue

Brand
Tamiya
Range
TS Spray
Code
TS-89
Type
a pearl paint
Swatch
#024691 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 21.5, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Pearl Blue is a little lighter, much more muted, cooler than Elven Armour. They are different kinds of paint: Army Painter Elven Armour is a metallic and Tamiya Pearl Blue is a pearl paint, so they won’t behave the same on the model even where the colour is close.

Can I use Pearl Blue instead of Elven Armour?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 21). Pearl Blue is a little lighter, much more muted, cooler than Elven Armour. They are different kinds of paint.

Can I use Elven Armour instead of Pearl Blue?

The same difference applies the other way round: Elven Armour is a little darker, much more saturated, warmer.

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 Elven Armour on the colour wheel See Pearl Blue on the colour wheel

Other Tamiya paints close to Elven Armour

Other Army Painter paints close to Pearl Blue

All matches: Elven Armour equivalents · Pearl Blue equivalents

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