Shining Silver vs Iridescent Gold (Coarse)

Shining Silver

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

Iridescent Gold (Coarse)

Brand
Golden
Range
Heavy Body Acrylics
Code
4110
Type
a pearl paint
Swatch
#e1c192 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 30.9, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Iridescent Gold (Coarse) is much more saturated than Shining Silver. They are different kinds of paint: Army Painter Shining Silver is a metallic and Golden Iridescent Gold (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 Gold (Coarse) instead of Shining Silver?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 31). Iridescent Gold (Coarse) is much more saturated than Shining Silver. They are different kinds of paint.

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

The same difference applies the other way round: Shining Silver is 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 Iridescent Gold (Coarse) on the colour wheel

Other Golden paints close to Shining Silver

Other Army Painter paints close to Iridescent Gold (Coarse)

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

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