Iridescent Stainless Steel (Fine) vs Silver

Iridescent Stainless Steel (Fine)

Brand
Golden
Range
Heavy Body Acrylics
Code
4028
Type
a pearl paint
Swatch
#959b9b (estimate)

Silver

Brand
Vallejo
Range
Model Color
Code
70.997
Type
a metallic
Swatch
#868a8b (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 6.4, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Silver is a little darker than Iridescent Stainless Steel (Fine). They are different kinds of paint: Golden Iridescent Stainless Steel (Fine) is a pearl paint and Vallejo Silver is a metallic, so they won’t behave the same on the model even where the colour is close.

Can I use Silver instead of Iridescent Stainless Steel (Fine)?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 6). Silver is a little darker than Iridescent Stainless Steel (Fine). They are different kinds of paint.

Can I use Iridescent Stainless Steel (Fine) instead of Silver?

The same difference applies the other way round: Iridescent Stainless Steel (Fine) is a little lighter.

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 Iridescent Stainless Steel (Fine) on the colour wheel See Silver on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Iridescent Stainless Steel (Fine)

Other Golden paints close to Silver

All matches: Iridescent Stainless Steel (Fine) equivalents · Silver equivalents

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