Impish Rouge vs Medium Magenta

Impish Rouge

Brand
Army Painter
Range
Warpaints Fanatic
Type
an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch
#d94c95 (estimate)

Medium Magenta

Brand
Golden
Range
High Flow
Code
8519
Type
an ink, glaze or transparent paint
Swatch
#c24e9f (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 12.7, fair: the same colour family, but not a straight swap. Medium Magenta is cooler than Impish Rouge. They are different kinds of paint: Army Painter Impish Rouge is an opaque base/layer paint and Golden Medium 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 Medium Magenta instead of Impish Rouge?

Only where an exact match doesn’t matter, such as a new unit or a highlight. Fair match (ΔE 13). Medium Magenta is cooler than Impish Rouge. They are different kinds of paint.

Can I use Impish Rouge instead of Medium Magenta?

The same difference applies the other way round: Impish Rouge is 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 Impish Rouge on the colour wheel See Medium Magenta on the colour wheel

Other Golden paints close to Impish Rouge

Other Army Painter paints close to Medium Magenta

All matches: Impish Rouge equivalents · Medium Magenta equivalents

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