Shining Silver vs Iridescent Pearl (Coarse)

Shining Silver

Brand
Army Painter
Range
Warpaints Air
Type
a metallic
Swatch
#c8ccd0 (estimate)

Iridescent Pearl (Coarse)

Brand
Golden
Range
Heavy Body Acrylics
Code
4120
Type
a pearl paint
Swatch
#d9dad8 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 6.1, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Iridescent Pearl (Coarse) is a little lighter than Shining Silver. They are different kinds of paint: Army Painter Shining Silver is a metallic and Golden Iridescent Pearl (Coarse) is a pearl paint, so they won’t behave the same on the model even where the colour is close.

Can I use Iridescent Pearl (Coarse) instead of Shining Silver?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 6). Iridescent Pearl (Coarse) is a little lighter than Shining Silver. They are different kinds of paint.

Can I use Shining Silver instead of Iridescent Pearl (Coarse)?

The same difference applies the other way round: Shining Silver is a little darker.

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 Shining Silver on the colour wheel See Iridescent Pearl (Coarse) on the colour wheel

Other Golden paints close to Shining Silver

Other Army Painter paints close to Iridescent Pearl (Coarse)

All matches: Shining Silver equivalents · Iridescent Pearl (Coarse) equivalents

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