Fairy Dust vs Iridescent Purple/Green

Fairy Dust

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

Iridescent Purple/Green

Brand
Tamiya
Range
PS Spray (polycarbonate)
Code
PS-46
Type
a pearl paint
Swatch
#c2bed6 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 9.2, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Iridescent Purple/Green is more saturated than Fairy Dust. They are different kinds of paint: Army Painter Fairy Dust is a metallic and Tamiya Iridescent Purple/Green is a pearl paint, so they won’t behave the same on the model even where the colour is close.

Can I use Iridescent Purple/Green instead of Fairy Dust?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 9). Iridescent Purple/Green is more saturated than Fairy Dust. They are different kinds of paint.

Can I use Fairy Dust instead of Iridescent Purple/Green?

The same difference applies the other way round: Fairy Dust is 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 Iridescent Purple/Green on the colour wheel

Other Tamiya paints close to Fairy Dust

Other Army Painter paints close to Iridescent Purple/Green

All matches: Fairy Dust equivalents · Iridescent Purple/Green equivalents

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