Runefang Steel vs Pearl Light Red

Runefang Steel

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

Pearl Light Red

Brand
Tamiya
Range
TS Spray
Code
TS-59
Type
a pearl paint
Swatch
#c78ca0 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 26.6, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Pearl Light Red is a little darker, much more saturated than Runefang Steel. They are different kinds of paint: Citadel Runefang Steel is a metallic and Tamiya Pearl Light Red is a pearl paint, so they won’t behave the same on the model even where the colour is close.

Can I use Pearl Light Red instead of Runefang Steel?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 27). Pearl Light Red is a little darker, much more saturated than Runefang Steel. They are different kinds of paint.

Can I use Runefang Steel instead of Pearl Light Red?

The same difference applies the other way round: Runefang Steel is a little lighter, much 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 Runefang Steel on the colour wheel See Pearl Light Red on the colour wheel

Other Tamiya paints close to Runefang Steel

Other Citadel paints close to Pearl Light Red

All matches: Runefang Steel equivalents · Pearl Light Red equivalents

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