Fairy Pink vs Quinacridone Magenta

Fairy Pink

Brand
Army Painter
Range
Warpaints Air
Type
an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch
#a84a78 (estimate)

Quinacridone Magenta

Brand
Golden
Range
High Flow
Code
PR122
Type
an ink, glaze or transparent paint
Swatch
#7e3c6f (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 15.5, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Quinacridone Magenta is a little darker, more muted, cooler than Fairy Pink. They are different kinds of paint: Army Painter Fairy Pink is an opaque base/layer paint and Golden Quinacridone Magenta is an ink, glaze or transparent paint, so they won’t behave the same on the model even where the colour is close.

Can I use Quinacridone Magenta instead of Fairy Pink?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 16). Quinacridone Magenta is a little darker, more muted, cooler than Fairy Pink. They are different kinds of paint.

Can I use Fairy Pink instead of Quinacridone Magenta?

The same difference applies the other way round: Fairy Pink is a little lighter, more saturated, warmer.

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 Pink on the colour wheel See Quinacridone Magenta on the colour wheel

Other Golden paints close to Fairy Pink

Other Army Painter paints close to Quinacridone Magenta

All matches: Fairy Pink equivalents · Quinacridone Magenta equivalents

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