What is the difference between Perisher Pink and Light Pink?

ΔE 22 (loose). Light Pink is a little lighter, more saturated, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Perisher Pink vs Light Pink

Perisher Pink

Brand: Two Thin Coats
Range: Triads: shadows
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #ba636a (estimate)

Light Pink

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.748
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #df739e (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 21.6, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Light Pink is a little lighter, more saturated, cooler than Perisher Pink.

Can I use Light Pink instead of Perisher Pink?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 22). Light Pink is a little lighter, more saturated, cooler than Perisher Pink.

Can I use Perisher Pink instead of Light Pink?

The same difference applies the other way round: Perisher Pink is a little darker, more muted, 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 Perisher Pink on the colour wheel See Light Pink on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Perisher Pink

Perisher Pink vs Old Rose (70.944)Model Color · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Light Pink
Perisher Pink vs Succubus Skin (72.108)Game Color · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Light Pink
Perisher Pink vs German Orange (70.805)Model Color · ΔE 9, close · closer than Light Pink

Other Two Thin Coats paints close to Light Pink

Light Pink vs Hot PinkTriads: midtones · ΔE 7, close · closer than Perisher Pink
Light Pink vs Cyber PinkBrights · ΔE 14, fair · closer than Perisher Pink
Light Pink vs Glistening GumsTriads: highlights · ΔE 26, loose

All matches: Perisher Pink equivalents · Light Pink equivalents