What is the difference between Offwhite and Airbrush Thinner?

ΔE 6 (close). Airbrush Thinner is more muted. Swatch colours are estimates.

Offwhite vs Airbrush Thinner

Offwhite

Brand: AK Interactive
Range: 3rd Gen Standard
Code: AK11002
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #e6e5da (estimate)

Airbrush Thinner

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.261
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #dedede (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 6.1, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Airbrush Thinner is more muted than Offwhite.

Can I use Airbrush Thinner instead of Offwhite?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 6). Airbrush Thinner is more muted than Offwhite.

Can I use Offwhite instead of Airbrush Thinner?

The same difference applies the other way round: Offwhite is more saturated.

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 Offwhite on the colour wheel See Airbrush Thinner on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Offwhite

Offwhite vs Off-White (70.820)Model Color · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Airbrush Thinner
Offwhite vs Off-White (72.101)Game Color · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Airbrush Thinner
Offwhite vs Decal Softener (73.212)Model Air · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Airbrush Thinner

Other AK Interactive paints close to Airbrush Thinner

Airbrush Thinner vs AE-9/AII Light Grey (AK11908)3rd Gen Air Series · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Offwhite
Airbrush Thinner vs Insignia White FS 17875 (AK11868)3rd Gen Air Series · ΔE 7, close
Airbrush Thinner vs Light Flesh (AK11050)3rd Gen Standard · ΔE 8, close

All matches: Offwhite equivalents · Airbrush Thinner equivalents