Sun Stone vs Ancient Honey

Sun Stone

Brand
AMMO by Mig
Range
IONIC Smart Colors
Code
IONIC-0020
Type
an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch
#ffb81c (estimate)

Ancient Honey

Brand
Army Painter
Range
Speedpaint 2.0
Type
a one-coat contrast-style paint
Swatch
#f0b800 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 7.2, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Our swatches for the two are almost the same. They are different kinds of paint: AMMO by Mig Sun Stone is an opaque base/layer paint and Army Painter Ancient Honey is a one-coat contrast-style paint, so they won’t behave the same on the model even where the colour is close.

Can I use Ancient Honey instead of Sun Stone?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 7). The swatches are almost the same. They are different kinds of paint.

Can I use Sun Stone instead of Ancient Honey?

The same difference applies the other way round.

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 Sun Stone on the colour wheel See Ancient Honey on the colour wheel

Other Army Painter paints close to Sun Stone

Other AMMO by Mig paints close to Ancient Honey

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