What is the difference between Pearly Gates and Beetle Green?

ΔE 25 (loose). Beetle Green is noticeably darker, much more saturated. Swatch colours are estimates.

Pearly Gates vs Beetle Green

Pearly Gates

Brand: Turbo Dork
Range: Metallic
Code: White base
Type: a metallic
Swatch: #e6e4de (estimate)

Beetle Green

Brand: Vallejo
Range: True Metallic Metal
Code: 77.113 Light
Type: a metallic
Swatch: #9aceb6 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 24.7, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Beetle Green is noticeably darker, much more saturated than Pearly Gates.

Can I use Beetle Green instead of Pearly Gates?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 25). Beetle Green is noticeably darker, much more saturated than Pearly Gates.

Can I use Pearly Gates instead of Beetle Green?

The same difference applies the other way round: Pearly Gates is noticeably 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 Pearly Gates on the colour wheel See Beetle Green on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Pearly Gates

Pearly Gates vs Gold (Metallic) (71.066)Model Air · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Beetle Green
Pearly Gates vs Copper (Metallic) (71.068)Model Air · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Beetle Green
Pearly Gates vs Bright Brass (Met.) (71.067)Model Air · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Beetle Green

Other Turbo Dork paints close to Beetle Green

Beetle Green vs Motherlode (White base)TurboShift · ΔE 13, fair · closer than Pearly Gates
Beetle Green vs Fae Wylds (Zenithal base)ZeniShift · ΔE 14, fair · closer than Pearly Gates
Beetle Green vs Tinstar (Black base)Metallic · ΔE 24, loose · closer than Pearly Gates

All matches: Pearly Gates equivalents · Beetle Green equivalents