Shining Silver vs Pearl Green

Shining Silver

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

Pearl Green

Brand
Tamiya
Range
TS Spray
Code
TS-60
Type
a pearl paint
Swatch
#80c0a6 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 28.5, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Pearl Green is a little darker, much more saturated than Shining Silver. They are different kinds of paint: Army Painter Shining Silver is a metallic and Tamiya Pearl Green is a pearl paint, so they won’t behave the same on the model even where the colour is close.

Can I use Pearl Green instead of Shining Silver?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 29). Pearl Green is a little darker, much more saturated than Shining Silver. They are different kinds of paint.

Can I use Shining Silver instead of Pearl Green?

The same difference applies the other way round: Shining Silver is a little lighter, much 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 Shining Silver on the colour wheel See Pearl Green on the colour wheel

Other Tamiya paints close to Shining Silver

Other Army Painter paints close to Pearl Green

All matches: Shining Silver equivalents · Pearl Green equivalents

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