What is the difference between Pink Potion and Lustful Purple?

ΔE 25 (loose). Lustful Purple is noticeably darker, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Pink Potion vs Lustful Purple

Pink Potion

Brand: Army Painter
Range: Warpaints Fanatic
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #f7bcd5 (estimate)

Lustful Purple

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Game Color
Code: 72.114
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #b09acb (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 24.5, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Lustful Purple is noticeably darker, cooler than Pink Potion.

Can I use Lustful Purple instead of Pink Potion?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 25). Lustful Purple is noticeably darker, cooler than Pink Potion.

Can I use Pink Potion instead of Lustful Purple?

The same difference applies the other way round: Pink Potion is noticeably lighter, 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 Pink Potion on the colour wheel See Lustful Purple on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Pink Potion

Pink Potion vs Warm Grey (72.148)Game Color · ΔE 15, fair · closer than Lustful Purple
Pink Potion vs Stonewall Grey (72.049)Game Color · ΔE 24, loose · closer than Lustful Purple
Pink Potion vs Squid Pink (72.013)Game Color · ΔE 25, loose

Other Army Painter paints close to Lustful Purple

Lustful Purple vs Violet CovenWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Pink Potion
Lustful Purple vs Oozing PurpleWarpaints Legacy · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Pink Potion
Lustful Purple vs Hexed VioletWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 10, fair · closer than Pink Potion

All matches: Pink Potion equivalents · Lustful Purple equivalents