Paint Equivalents

Forbidden Fruit

The Army Painter · Warpaints Fanatic

#CD88A9 · L*64.5 a*31.1 b*-6.5

The closest match to The Army Painter Forbidden Fruit in every other range, nearest first.

The Army Painter Forbidden Fruit is a mid-toned, moderately saturated pink-red. 2 ranges carry a near-perfect stand-in for it, the closest being Turbo Dork Syringa at ΔE 1.4. 21 of the 30 other ranges have nothing within ΔE 5, so a substitution from those will read as a different colour.

What the ΔE numbers below mean, and how close a match has to be

What is the closest equivalent to The Army Painter Forbidden Fruit?

Turbo Dork Syringa is the closest equivalent to The Army Painter Forbidden Fruit in any other range, at ΔE 1.4 — a near-perfect substitute. Next nearest: Tamiya Pearl light red (ΔE 1.5) and Reaper Braaaains Pink (ΔE 2.0).

What is the Vallejo alternative to The Army Painter Forbidden Fruit?

The nearest Vallejo paint is Fluid Pink, ΔE 3.0 — a very close substitute. The full The Army Painter to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.

Shop The Army Painter Forbidden Fruit Shop Turbo Dork Syringa

Forbidden Fruit equivalent in Turbo Dork

  1. A Syringa ΔE 1.4 · near-perfect
  2. E Hotline ΔE 10.7 · far

Forbidden Fruit equivalent in Tamiya

  1. A Pearl light red Spray TS-59 ΔE 1.5 · near-perfect
  2. D Pink Acrylics Mini Gloss X-17 ΔE 8.0 · similar

Full The Army Painter → Tamiya conversion chart

Forbidden Fruit equivalent in Reaper

  1. B Braaaains Pink Master Series Paints Core Colors 9281 ΔE 2.0 · very close
  2. D Sorcerous Mist Master Series Paints Core Colors 9324 ΔE 5.3 · similar

Full The Army Painter → Reaper conversion chart

Forbidden Fruit equivalent in Vallejo

  1. B Fluid Pink Xpress Color 72.459 ΔE 3.0 · very close
  2. C Squid Pink Game Air 72.713 ΔE 4.0 · close

Full The Army Painter → Vallejo conversion chart

Forbidden Fruit equivalent in Citadel

  1. C Carroburg Crimson Shade ΔE 3.7 · close
  2. D Tentacle Pink Foundation (discontinued) ΔE 6.6 · similar

Full The Army Painter → Citadel conversion chart

Forbidden Fruit equivalent in Tom Color

  1. C Rosa Cessna TCUP-23 ΔE 4.0 · close
  2. E FS 36270 TC-0031 ΔE 19.8 · far

Full The Army Painter → Tom Color conversion chart

Forbidden Fruit equivalent in Arteza

  1. C Pearl Pink Acrylic Pearl Paints A216 ΔE 4.1 · close
  2. E Neon Pink Acrylic Premium Paints A800 ΔE 12.1 · far

Full The Army Painter → Arteza conversion chart

Forbidden Fruit equivalent in FolkArt

  1. C Parisian Pink Acrylic Colors 2233 ΔE 4.1 · close
  2. D Pink Rouge Multi-Surface Pearl Acrylics 2970 ΔE 5.0 · similar

Full The Army Painter → FolkArt conversion chart

Forbidden Fruit equivalent in Duncan

  1. C Hot Pink Wave 2 ΔE 4.6 · close
  2. D Purple Glaze Wave 2 ΔE 7.5 · similar

Full The Army Painter → Duncan conversion chart

Forbidden Fruit equivalent in Foundry

  1. D Wine Stain Red Light Paint System 17C ΔE 5.2 · similar
  2. D Deep Maroon Light Paint System 64C ΔE 8.4 · similar

Full The Army Painter → Foundry conversion chart

Forbidden Fruit equivalent in Apple Barrel

  1. D Princess Pink Multi-Surface Satin Acrylic Paints 21956E ΔE 5.3 · similar
  2. D Candy Pink Colors 21465 ΔE 9.2 · similar

Full The Army Painter → Apple Barrel conversion chart

Forbidden Fruit equivalent in Warcolours

  1. D Transparent Purple Transparent paints ΔE 5.6 · similar
  2. D Pink Glaze Glazing paints ΔE 6.3 · similar

Full The Army Painter → Warcolours conversion chart

Forbidden Fruit in the remaining ranges

These ranges have nothing close. The nearest they offer is listed anyway.

RangeNearest paintDistance
Green Stuff World #EA86AA Quartz Magenta Candy Ink Metallic ΔE 5.7
Mission Models #C79AB9 Lilac (Chrysler 1966) ΔE 6.1
Scale75 #D97ABA Pastel Pink Artist Range ΔE 6.9
Acrilex #EE9BB4 Rosa Escuro Paints ΔE 7.7
AK Interactive #B47C89 Purple Ink (3rd Gen) ΔE 8.3
Coat d'Arms #DFA8C7 Shocking Pink Fantasy Range ΔE 8.5
Mr. Hobby #EB6D94 Pink Acrysion ΔE 9.3
Mr. Paint #CA858A Pale Roundel Red Bs 454 Mr Paint ΔE 9.6
Humbrol #CDA9CF Pastel Violet Acrylics - Matt ΔE 10.7
Golden #FD879F Light Magenta Heavy Body ΔE 10.7
P3 #B65E77 Troll Tongue Privateer Press Formula P3 ΔE 13.6
Monument #C8B5D5 Faded Plum Pro Acrylic Paints ΔE 15.0
Liquitex #FE4D69 Fluorescent Pink Heavy Body Acrylix ΔE 18.3
Italeri #8E9493 Medium Sea Grey Acrylic Paint ΔE 19.2
Mig #C94A5D Copper Acrylics ΔE 19.5
Creature #BF3C6C Magenta Monument Pro Acryl ΔE 19.8
Revell #889093 Grey (USAF) Email Color - Matt ΔE 21.0
Kimera Kolors #788388 Silver Grey Danilo Cartacci Signature Set ΔE 24.4

Nearest colours inside The Army Painter

  1. B Fey Pink Warpaints Air ΔE 2.2 · very close
  2. C Talisman Purple Warpaints Air ΔE 3.6 · close
  3. C Weird Elixir Warpaints Fanatic ΔE 5.0 · close
  4. D Power Node Glow Warpaints Fanatic Wash ΔE 6.7 · similar
  5. D Diviner Light Warpaints Fanatic ΔE 6.9 · similar
  6. D Pixie Pink Warpaints Fanatic ΔE 7.6 · similar

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