Mithril vs Pearl Grey

Mithril

Brand
Army Painter
Range
Warpaints Fanatic
Type
a metallic
Swatch
#b8bcc0 (estimate)

Pearl Grey

Brand
Scale75
Range
Scalecolor Artist
Code
Artist
Type
a pearl paint
Swatch
#c1b5b8 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 6.1, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Our swatches for the two are almost the same. They are different kinds of paint: Army Painter Mithril is a metallic and Scale75 Pearl Grey is a pearl paint, so they won’t behave the same on the model even where the colour is close.

Can I use Pearl Grey instead of Mithril?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 6). The swatches are almost the same. They are different kinds of paint.

Can I use Mithril instead of Pearl Grey?

The same difference applies the other way round.

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 Mithril on the colour wheel See Pearl Grey on the colour wheel

Other Scale75 paints close to Mithril

Other Army Painter paints close to Pearl Grey

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