Moonlake Coral vs Medium Magenta

Moonlake Coral

Brand
Army Painter
Range
Speedpaint 2.0
Type
a one-coat contrast-style paint
Swatch
#b04a84 (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 12.5, fair: the same colour family, but not a straight swap. Medium Magenta is a little lighter, more saturated, cooler than Moonlake Coral. They are different kinds of paint: Army Painter Moonlake Coral is a one-coat contrast-style 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 Moonlake Coral?

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

Can I use Moonlake Coral instead of Medium Magenta?

The same difference applies the other way round: Moonlake Coral is a little darker, more muted, 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 Moonlake Coral on the colour wheel See Medium Magenta on the colour wheel

Other Golden paints close to Moonlake Coral

Other Army Painter paints close to Medium Magenta

All matches: Moonlake Coral equivalents · Medium Magenta equivalents

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