Fairy Dust vs Interference Gold (Fine)

Fairy Dust

Brand
Army Painter
Range
Warpaints Air
Type
a metallic
Swatch
#c8c8d0 (estimate)

Interference Gold (Fine)

Brand
Golden
Range
High Flow
Code
8509
Type
a pearl paint
Swatch
#e2eaf0 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 11.8, fair: the same colour family, but not a straight swap. Interference Gold (Fine) is noticeably lighter than Fairy Dust. They are different kinds of paint: Army Painter Fairy Dust is a metallic and Golden Interference Gold (Fine) is a pearl paint, so they won’t behave the same on the model even where the colour is close.

Can I use Interference Gold (Fine) instead of Fairy Dust?

Only where an exact match doesn’t matter, such as a new unit or a highlight. Fair match (ΔE 12). Interference Gold (Fine) is noticeably lighter than Fairy Dust. They are different kinds of paint.

Can I use Fairy Dust instead of Interference Gold (Fine)?

The same difference applies the other way round: Fairy Dust 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 Fairy Dust on the colour wheel See Interference Gold (Fine) on the colour wheel

Other Golden paints close to Fairy Dust

Other Army Painter paints close to Interference Gold (Fine)

All matches: Fairy Dust equivalents · Interference Gold (Fine) equivalents

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