What is the difference between Old Bone and Off-White?

ΔE 7 (close). Off-White is a little lighter, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Old Bone vs Off-White

Old Bone

Brand: AMMO by Mig
Range: IONIC Smart Colors
Code: IONIC-0144
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #d5c2a5 (estimate)

Off-White

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.270
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #dfd2ac (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 7.1, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Off-White is a little lighter, cooler than Old Bone.

Can I use Off-White instead of Old Bone?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 7). Off-White is a little lighter, cooler than Old Bone.

Can I use Old Bone instead of Off-White?

The same difference applies the other way round: Old Bone is a little darker, 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 Old Bone on the colour wheel See Off-White on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Old Bone

Old Bone vs Bone White (72.034)Game Color · ΔE 2, very close · closer than Off-White
Old Bone vs Cream White (70.766)Model Color · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Off-White
Old Bone vs Pale Flesh (72.003)Game Color · ΔE 7, close · closer than Off-White

Other AMMO by Mig paints close to Off-White

Off-White vs Light Skin (A.MIG-0625)Dio Drybrush · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Old Bone
Off-White vs Basic Flesh (A.MIG-3520)Oilbrusher · ΔE 6, close · closer than Old Bone
Off-White vs Dunkelgelb DG III (ATOM-20005)ATOM · ΔE 8, close

All matches: Old Bone equivalents · Off-White equivalents