Pink Horror vs Ink Magenta

Pink Horror

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

Ink Magenta

Brand
Vallejo
Range
Game Color Ink
Code
72.083
Type
an ink, glaze or transparent paint
Swatch
#961f48 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 17.5, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Ink Magenta is noticeably darker, warmer than Pink Horror. They are different kinds of paint: Citadel Pink Horror is an opaque base/layer paint and Vallejo Ink 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 Ink Magenta instead of Pink Horror?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 17). Ink Magenta is noticeably darker, warmer than Pink Horror. They are different kinds of paint.

Can I use Pink Horror instead of Ink Magenta?

The same difference applies the other way round: Pink Horror is noticeably lighter, cooler.

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 Ink Magenta on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Pink Horror

Other Citadel paints close to Ink Magenta

All matches: Pink Horror equivalents · Ink Magenta equivalents

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