Screamer Pink vs Hastur Purple

Screamer Pink

Brand
Citadel / Warhammer
Range
Colour: Base
Type
an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch
#6a2a3a (estimate)

Hastur Purple

Brand
Scale75
Range
Fantasy & Games
Code
SFG02
Type
an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch
#78243c (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 8.4, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Hastur Purple is more saturated than Screamer Pink.

Can I use Hastur Purple instead of Screamer Pink?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 8). Hastur Purple is more saturated than Screamer Pink.

Can I use Screamer Pink instead of Hastur Purple?

The same difference applies the other way round: Screamer Pink is 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 Screamer Pink on the colour wheel See Hastur Purple on the colour wheel

Other Scale75 paints close to Screamer Pink

Other Citadel paints close to Hastur Purple

All matches: Screamer Pink equivalents · Hastur Purple equivalents

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