Iron Warriors vs Iridescent Stainless Steel (Fine)

Iron Warriors

Brand
Citadel / Warhammer
Range
Colour: Base
Type
a metallic
Swatch
#5a5048 (estimate)

Iridescent Stainless Steel (Fine)

Brand
Golden
Range
Heavy Body Acrylics
Code
4028
Type
a pearl paint
Swatch
#959b9b (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 30.0, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Iridescent Stainless Steel (Fine) is noticeably lighter, more muted than Iron Warriors. They are different kinds of paint: Citadel Iron Warriors is a metallic and Golden Iridescent Stainless Steel (Fine) is a pearl paint, so they won’t behave the same on the model even where the colour is close.

Can I use Iridescent Stainless Steel (Fine) instead of Iron Warriors?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 30). Iridescent Stainless Steel (Fine) is noticeably lighter, more muted than Iron Warriors. They are different kinds of paint.

Can I use Iron Warriors instead of Iridescent Stainless Steel (Fine)?

The same difference applies the other way round: Iron Warriors is noticeably darker, more saturated.

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 Iron Warriors on the colour wheel See Iridescent Stainless Steel (Fine) on the colour wheel

Other Golden paints close to Iron Warriors

Other Citadel paints close to Iridescent Stainless Steel (Fine)

All matches: Iron Warriors equivalents · Iridescent Stainless Steel (Fine) equivalents

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