Nuclear Sunrise vs Quinacridone / Nickel Azo Gold

Nuclear Sunrise

Brand
Army Painter
Range
Speedpaint 2.0
Type
a one-coat contrast-style paint
Swatch
#e8641c (estimate)

Quinacridone / Nickel Azo Gold

Brand
Golden
Range
Heavy Body Acrylics
Code
PY150 / PO48
Type
an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch
#e05115 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 7.4, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Quinacridone / Nickel Azo Gold is a little darker than Nuclear Sunrise. They are different kinds of paint: Army Painter Nuclear Sunrise is a one-coat contrast-style paint and Golden Quinacridone / Nickel Azo Gold is an opaque base/layer paint, so they won’t behave the same on the model even where the colour is close.

Can I use Quinacridone / Nickel Azo Gold instead of Nuclear Sunrise?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 7). Quinacridone / Nickel Azo Gold is a little darker than Nuclear Sunrise. They are different kinds of paint.

Can I use Nuclear Sunrise instead of Quinacridone / Nickel Azo Gold?

The same difference applies the other way round: Nuclear Sunrise is a little lighter.

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 Nuclear Sunrise on the colour wheel See Quinacridone / Nickel Azo Gold on the colour wheel

Other Golden paints close to Nuclear Sunrise

Other Army Painter paints close to Quinacridone / Nickel Azo Gold

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