Runefang Steel vs Pearl Grey

Runefang Steel

Brand
Citadel / Warhammer
Range
Colour: Air
Type
a metallic
Swatch
#a8acb0 (estimate)

Pearl Grey

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

How close are they?

ΔE 7.5, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Pearl Grey is a little lighter than Runefang Steel. They are different kinds of paint: Citadel Runefang Steel 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 Runefang Steel?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 8). Pearl Grey is a little lighter than Runefang Steel. They are different kinds of paint.

Can I use Runefang Steel instead of Pearl Grey?

The same difference applies the other way round: Runefang Steel is a little darker.

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 Runefang Steel on the colour wheel See Pearl Grey on the colour wheel

Other Scale75 paints close to Runefang Steel

Other Citadel paints close to Pearl Grey

All matches: Runefang Steel equivalents · Pearl Grey equivalents

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