What is the difference between Dead Star and Copper (Metallic)?

ΔE 8 (close). Copper (Metallic) is a little lighter. Swatch colours are estimates.

Dead Star vs Copper (Metallic)

Dead Star

Brand: Scale75
Range: Prism Effect
Code: SPE-08
Type: a metallic
Swatch: #d1cbc2 (estimate)

Copper (Metallic)

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.068
Type: a metallic
Swatch: #eae0db (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 8.3, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Copper (Metallic) is a little lighter than Dead Star.

Can I use Copper (Metallic) instead of Dead Star?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 8). Copper (Metallic) is a little lighter than Dead Star.

Can I use Dead Star instead of Copper (Metallic)?

The same difference applies the other way round: Dead Star 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 Dead Star on the colour wheel See Copper (Metallic) on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Dead Star

Dead Star vs Rust (Metallic) (71.069)Model Air · ΔE 6, close · closer than Copper (Metallic)
Dead Star vs Chainmail (72.053)Game Color Metallic · ΔE 7, close · closer than Copper (Metallic)
Dead Star vs Dark Gunmetal (72.054)Game Color Metallic · ΔE 8, close

Other Scale75 paints close to Copper (Metallic)

Copper (Metallic) vs White Alchemy (SC67)Metal n' Alchemy · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Dead Star
Copper (Metallic) vs Silver Sun (SPE-13)Prism Effect · ΔE 9, close
Copper (Metallic) vs Golden Moon (SPE-01)Prism Effect · ΔE 14, fair

All matches: Dead Star equivalents · Copper (Metallic) equivalents