Shining Silver vs Pearl Grey

Shining Silver

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

Pearl Grey

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

How close are they?

ΔE 9.3, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Pearl Grey is a little darker than Shining Silver. They are different kinds of paint: Army Painter Shining 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 Shining Silver?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 9). Pearl Grey is a little darker than Shining Silver. They are different kinds of paint.

Can I use Shining Silver instead of Pearl Grey?

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

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 Grey on the colour wheel

Other Scale75 paints close to Shining Silver

Other Army Painter paints close to Pearl Grey

All matches: Shining Silver equivalents · Pearl Grey equivalents

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