What is the difference between Translucent Pink and Lustful Purple?

ΔE 26 (loose). Lustful Purple is a little darker, more muted, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Translucent Pink vs Lustful Purple

Translucent Pink

Brand: Tamiya
Range: PS Spray (polycarbonate)
Code: PS-40
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #f29cc1 (estimate)

Lustful Purple

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Game Color
Code: 72.114
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #b09acb (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 26.4, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Lustful Purple is a little darker, more muted, cooler than Translucent Pink.

Can I use Lustful Purple instead of Translucent Pink?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 26). Lustful Purple is a little darker, more muted, cooler than Translucent Pink.

Can I use Translucent Pink instead of Lustful Purple?

The same difference applies the other way round: Translucent Pink is a little lighter, more saturated, warmer.

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 Translucent Pink on the colour wheel See Lustful Purple on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Translucent Pink

Translucent Pink vs Light Pink (70.748)Model Color · ΔE 15, loose · closer than Lustful Purple
Translucent Pink vs Squid Pink (72.013)Game Color · ΔE 17, loose · closer than Lustful Purple
Translucent Pink vs Warm Grey (72.148)Game Color · ΔE 25, loose · closer than Lustful Purple

Other Tamiya paints close to Lustful Purple

Lustful Purple vs Smoke (PS-31)PS Spray (polycarbonate) · ΔE 23, loose · closer than Translucent Pink
Lustful Purple vs Ocean Gray (AS-10)AS Spray (aircraft) · ΔE 24, loose · closer than Translucent Pink
Lustful Purple vs Pink (TS-25)TS Spray · ΔE 24, loose · closer than Translucent Pink

All matches: Translucent Pink equivalents · Lustful Purple equivalents