Familiar Pink vs Quartz Magenta

Familiar Pink

Brand
Army Painter
Range
Speedpaint 2.0
Type
a one-coat contrast-style paint
Swatch
#e0288a (estimate)

Quartz Magenta

Brand
Green Stuff World
Range
Washes & Intensity Inks
Code
1757 Ink
Type
an ink, glaze or transparent paint
Swatch
#e4457d (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 15.8, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Quartz Magenta is a little lighter, more muted, warmer than Familiar Pink. They are different kinds of paint: Army Painter Familiar Pink is a one-coat contrast-style paint and Green Stuff World Quartz 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 Quartz Magenta instead of Familiar Pink?

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

Can I use Familiar Pink instead of Quartz Magenta?

The same difference applies the other way round: Familiar Pink is a little darker, more saturated, cooler.

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 Familiar Pink on the colour wheel See Quartz Magenta on the colour wheel

Other Green Stuff World paints close to Familiar Pink

Other Army Painter paints close to Quartz Magenta

All matches: Familiar Pink equivalents · Quartz Magenta equivalents

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