Pink Horror vs Light Magenta

Pink Horror

Brand
Citadel / Warhammer
Range
Colour: Layer
Type
an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch
#b84a7a (estimate)

Light Magenta

Brand
Golden
Range
High Flow
Code
8514
Type
an ink, glaze or transparent paint
Swatch
#fc97b6 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 27.6, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Light Magenta is noticeably lighter, more muted than Pink Horror. They are different kinds of paint: Citadel Pink Horror is an opaque base/layer paint and Golden Light Magenta is an ink, glaze or transparent paint, so they won’t behave the same on the model even where the colour is close.

Can I use Light Magenta instead of Pink Horror?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 28). Light Magenta is noticeably lighter, more muted than Pink Horror. They are different kinds of paint.

Can I use Pink Horror instead of Light Magenta?

The same difference applies the other way round: Pink Horror 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 Pink Horror on the colour wheel See Light Magenta on the colour wheel

Other Golden paints close to Pink Horror

Other Citadel paints close to Light Magenta

All matches: Pink Horror equivalents · Light Magenta equivalents

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