Enchanted Steel vs Pearl Light Blue

Enchanted Steel

Brand
Army Painter
Range
Speedpaint 2.0
Type
a metallic
Swatch
#607680 (estimate)

Pearl Light Blue

Brand
Tamiya
Range
TS Spray
Code
TS-58
Type
a pearl paint
Swatch
#6d98c2 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 22.5, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Pearl Light Blue is noticeably lighter, much more saturated, warmer than Enchanted Steel. They are different kinds of paint: Army Painter Enchanted Steel is a metallic and Tamiya Pearl Light 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 Light Blue instead of Enchanted Steel?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 22). Pearl Light Blue is noticeably lighter, much more saturated, warmer than Enchanted Steel. They are different kinds of paint.

Can I use Enchanted Steel instead of Pearl Light Blue?

The same difference applies the other way round: Enchanted Steel is noticeably darker, much more muted, cooler.

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 Enchanted Steel on the colour wheel See Pearl Light Blue on the colour wheel

Other Tamiya paints close to Enchanted Steel

Other Army Painter paints close to Pearl Light Blue

All matches: Enchanted Steel equivalents · Pearl Light Blue equivalents

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