Fairy Dust vs Pearl White

Fairy Dust

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

Pearl White

Brand
Reaper
Range
MSP Metallics
Code
09100
Type
a pearl paint
Swatch
#fdfdfd (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 19.0, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Pearl White is noticeably lighter, more muted than Fairy Dust. They are different kinds of paint: Army Painter Fairy Dust is a metallic and Reaper Pearl White is a pearl paint, so they won’t behave the same on the model even where the colour is close.

Can I use Pearl White instead of Fairy Dust?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 19). Pearl White is noticeably lighter, more muted than Fairy Dust. They are different kinds of paint.

Can I use Fairy Dust instead of Pearl White?

The same difference applies the other way round: Fairy Dust is noticeably darker, more saturated.

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 Pearl White on the colour wheel

Other Reaper paints close to Fairy Dust

Other Army Painter paints close to Pearl White

All matches: Fairy Dust equivalents · Pearl White equivalents

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