Pink Horror vs Fluorescent Pink

Pink Horror

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

Fluorescent Pink

Brand
Tamiya
Range
PS Spray (polycarbonate)
Code
PS-29
Type
a fluorescent or effect paint
Swatch
#f06eac (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 18.3, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Fluorescent Pink is noticeably lighter, more saturated than Pink Horror. They are different kinds of paint: Citadel Pink Horror is an opaque base/layer paint and Tamiya Fluorescent Pink is a fluorescent or effect paint, so they won’t behave the same on the model even where the colour is close.

Can I use Fluorescent Pink instead of Pink Horror?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 18). Fluorescent Pink is noticeably lighter, more saturated than Pink Horror. They are different kinds of paint.

Can I use Pink Horror instead of Fluorescent Pink?

The same difference applies the other way round: Pink Horror is noticeably darker, 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 Pink Horror on the colour wheel See Fluorescent Pink on the colour wheel

Other Tamiya paints close to Pink Horror

Other Citadel paints close to Fluorescent Pink

All matches: Pink Horror equivalents · Fluorescent Pink equivalents

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