Fairy Dust vs Iridescent Pearl (Fine)

Fairy Dust

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

Iridescent Pearl (Fine)

Brand
Golden
Range
Heavy Body Acrylics
Code
4020
Type
a pearl paint
Swatch
#dbdad4 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 9.6, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Iridescent Pearl (Fine) is a little lighter than Fairy Dust. They are different kinds of paint: Army Painter Fairy Dust is a metallic and Golden Iridescent Pearl (Fine) is a pearl paint, so they won’t behave the same on the model even where the colour is close.

Can I use Iridescent Pearl (Fine) instead of Fairy Dust?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 10). Iridescent Pearl (Fine) is a little lighter than Fairy Dust. They are different kinds of paint.

Can I use Fairy Dust instead of Iridescent Pearl (Fine)?

The same difference applies the other way round: Fairy Dust is a little 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 Iridescent Pearl (Fine) on the colour wheel

Other Golden paints close to Fairy Dust

Other Army Painter paints close to Iridescent Pearl (Fine)

All matches: Fairy Dust equivalents · Iridescent Pearl (Fine) equivalents

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