Forbidden Fruit vs Pearl Light Red

Forbidden Fruit

Brand
Army Painter
Range
Warpaints Fanatic
Type
an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch
#d18da8 (estimate)

Pearl Light Red

Brand
Tamiya
Range
TS Spray
Code
TS-59
Type
a pearl paint
Swatch
#c78ca0 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 5.0, very close: most people won’t see a difference side by side. Pearl Light Red is more muted than Forbidden Fruit. They are different kinds of paint: Army Painter Forbidden Fruit is an opaque base/layer paint and Tamiya Pearl Light Red is a pearl paint, so they won’t behave the same on the model even where the colour is close.

Can I use Pearl Light Red instead of Forbidden Fruit?

Yes, for most jobs. Very close match (ΔE 5). Pearl Light Red is more muted than Forbidden Fruit. They are different kinds of paint.

Can I use Forbidden Fruit instead of Pearl Light Red?

The same difference applies the other way round: Forbidden Fruit is 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 Forbidden Fruit on the colour wheel See Pearl Light Red on the colour wheel

Other Tamiya paints close to Forbidden Fruit

Other Army Painter paints close to Pearl Light Red

All matches: Forbidden Fruit equivalents · Pearl Light Red equivalents

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