Pixie Pink is a light moderate red with a warm undertone. For modelling, drop to Carnelian Skin in the recesses and step up to Diviner Light on the edges, both The Army Painter paints. Substitutes are thinner on the ground; Vallejo Light Pink is the nearest same-finish option at 89 percent, with 2 brands in strong-match range. A cross-brand swap will get you most of the way, but eyeball it against the original first.
Pixie Pink equivalents in other ranges
No brand clones Pixie Pink outright, but 1 range comes close enough to swap. The best candidate from each catalog:
- Closest Vallejo equivalent: Vallejo Light Pink, a near match with visible drift up close (delta E 2.2).
- From AK Interactive: AK Interactive Old Rose, a usable stand-in rather than a twin (delta E 4.0).
- The Two Thin Coats pick: Two Thin Coats Hot Pink, workable at tabletop distance, not up close (delta E 5.3).
- Nearest in the Green Stuff World catalog: Green Stuff World Dusty Rose, a usable stand-in rather than a twin (delta E 5.5).
- Best Humbrol option: Humbrol Desert Pink, workable at tabletop distance, not up close (delta E 6.3).
- From Citadel: Citadel Fulgrim Pink, only a loose relative (delta E 9.0).
The drift here is spread thinly across hue, lightness and saturation rather than leaning one way, so the mismatch reads as a general haze at delta E 2.2 rather than an obvious shift.
How to read the score
90+Close
80sUsable
<70Mix
Vallejo
AK Interactive
Two Thin Coats
Green Stuff World
Humbrol
Citadel
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What is the closest equivalent to The Army Painter Pixie Pink?
The closest same-finish match is Vallejo Light Pink at 89% color similarity.
What color is Pixie Pink?
Pixie Pink is a light moderate red with a warm undertone (hex #E290A0).
What do I highlight and shade Pixie Pink with?
Highlight Pixie Pink toward Diviner Light and shade it down into Carnelian Skin, both The Army Painter paints in the same finish family.