Moonlake Coral vs Quinacridone Magenta

Moonlake Coral

Brand
Army Painter
Range
Speedpaint 2.0
Type
a one-coat contrast-style paint
Swatch
#b04a84 (estimate)

Quinacridone Magenta

Brand
Golden
Range
High Flow
Code
PR122
Type
an ink, glaze or transparent paint
Swatch
#7e3c6f (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 17.2, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Quinacridone Magenta is noticeably darker, more muted, cooler than Moonlake Coral. They are different kinds of paint: Army Painter Moonlake Coral is a one-coat contrast-style paint and Golden Quinacridone 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 Quinacridone Magenta instead of Moonlake Coral?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 17). Quinacridone Magenta is noticeably darker, more muted, cooler than Moonlake Coral. They are different kinds of paint.

Can I use Moonlake Coral instead of Quinacridone Magenta?

The same difference applies the other way round: Moonlake Coral is noticeably lighter, more saturated, 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 Quinacridone Magenta on the colour wheel

Other Golden paints close to Moonlake Coral

Other Army Painter paints close to Quinacridone Magenta

All matches: Moonlake Coral equivalents · Quinacridone Magenta equivalents

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