Polished Silver vs Pearl Grey

Polished Silver

Brand
Army Painter
Range
Speedpaint 2.0
Type
a metallic
Swatch
#a8a8a8 (estimate)

Pearl Grey

Brand
Scale75
Range
Scalecolor Artist
Code
Artist
Type
a pearl paint
Swatch
#c1b5b8 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 7.6, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Pearl Grey is a little lighter, more saturated than Polished Silver. They are different kinds of paint: Army Painter Polished Silver is a metallic and Scale75 Pearl Grey is a pearl paint, so they won’t behave the same on the model even where the colour is close.

Can I use Pearl Grey instead of Polished Silver?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 8). Pearl Grey is a little lighter, more saturated than Polished Silver. They are different kinds of paint.

Can I use Polished Silver instead of Pearl Grey?

The same difference applies the other way round: Polished Silver is a little darker, more muted.

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 Polished Silver on the colour wheel See Pearl Grey on the colour wheel

Other Scale75 paints close to Polished Silver

Other Army Painter paints close to Pearl Grey

All matches: Polished Silver equivalents · Pearl Grey equivalents

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