What is the difference between Silver Grey and Cream White?

ΔE 8 (close). Cream White is more muted, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Silver Grey vs Cream White

Silver Grey

Brand: AK Interactive
Range: 3rd Gen Standard
Code: AK11006
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #dcd1b0 (estimate)

Cream White

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.766
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #dac8b5 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 8.0, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Cream White is more muted, warmer than Silver Grey.

Can I use Cream White instead of Silver Grey?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 8). Cream White is more muted, warmer than Silver Grey.

Can I use Silver Grey instead of Cream White?

The same difference applies the other way round: Silver Grey is more saturated, cooler.

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 Silver Grey on the colour wheel See Cream White on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Silver Grey

Silver Grey vs Off-White (71.270)Model Air · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Cream White
Silver Grey vs Bone White (72.034)Game Color · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Cream White
Silver Grey vs Elfic Flesh (72.098)Game Color · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Cream White

Other AK Interactive paints close to Cream White

Cream White vs Deck Tan (AK11114)3rd Gen Intense · ΔE 7, close · closer than Silver Grey
Cream White vs Sand FS 33531 (AK11869)3rd Gen Air Series · ΔE 8, close · closer than Silver Grey
Cream White vs Camouflage Grey FS 36622 (AK11890)3rd Gen Air Series · ΔE 8, close

All matches: Silver Grey equivalents · Cream White equivalents