Enchanted Steel vs Starship Steel

Enchanted Steel

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

Starship Steel

Brand
Vallejo
Range
Xpress Color
Code
72.462
Type
a metallic
Swatch
#3c5d64 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 11.8, fair: the same colour family, but not a straight swap. Starship Steel is noticeably darker, warmer than Enchanted Steel.

Can I use Starship Steel instead of Enchanted Steel?

Only where an exact match doesn’t matter, such as a new unit or a highlight. Fair match (ΔE 12). Starship Steel is noticeably darker, warmer than Enchanted Steel.

Can I use Enchanted Steel instead of Starship Steel?

The same difference applies the other way round: Enchanted Steel is noticeably lighter, 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 Starship Steel on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Enchanted Steel

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