Fairy Dust vs Interference Violet (Fine)

Fairy Dust

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

Interference Violet (Fine)

Brand
Golden
Range
Heavy Body Acrylics
Code
4070
Type
a pearl paint
Swatch
#e8f4e0 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 20.7, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Interference Violet (Fine) is noticeably lighter, more saturated than Fairy Dust. They are different kinds of paint: Army Painter Fairy Dust is a metallic and Golden Interference Violet (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 Violet (Fine) instead of Fairy Dust?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 21). Interference Violet (Fine) is noticeably lighter, more saturated than Fairy Dust. They are different kinds of paint.

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

The same difference applies the other way round: Fairy Dust is noticeably darker, 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 Fairy Dust on the colour wheel See Interference Violet (Fine) on the colour wheel

Other Golden paints close to Fairy Dust

Other Army Painter paints close to Interference Violet (Fine)

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

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