What is the difference between Moonlake Coral and Violet Hint?

ΔE 33 (loose). Violet Hint is noticeably lighter, much more muted, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Moonlake Coral vs Violet Hint

Moonlake Coral

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

Violet Hint

Brand: Green Stuff World
Range: Dipping Inks
Code: 4243
Type: a one-coat contrast-style paint
Swatch: #9780ac (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 33.3, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Violet Hint is noticeably lighter, much more muted, cooler than Moonlake Coral.

Can I use Violet Hint instead of Moonlake Coral?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 33). Violet Hint is noticeably lighter, much more muted, cooler than Moonlake Coral.

Can I use Moonlake Coral instead of Violet Hint?

The same difference applies the other way round: Moonlake Coral is noticeably darker, much 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 Violet Hint on the colour wheel

Other Green Stuff World paints close to Moonlake Coral

Moonlake Coral vs Glorious Magenta (4219)Dipping Inks · ΔE 21, loose · closer than Violet Hint
Moonlake Coral vs Garnet Purple (4218)Dipping Inks · ΔE 21, loose · closer than Violet Hint
Moonlake Coral vs Morrow Purple (4244)Dipping Inks · ΔE 34, loose

Other Army Painter paints close to Violet Hint

Violet Hint vs Pastel LavenderSpeedpaint 2.0 · ΔE 21, loose · closer than Moonlake Coral
Violet Hint vs Cloudburst BlueSpeedpaint 2.0 · ΔE 24, loose · closer than Moonlake Coral
Violet Hint vs Pastel IndigoSpeedpaint 2.0 · ΔE 25, loose · closer than Moonlake Coral

All matches: Moonlake Coral equivalents · Violet Hint equivalents