What is the difference between Vanilla and Ivory White?

ΔE 10 (close). Ivory White is a little darker, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Vanilla vs Ivory White

Vanilla

Brand: AMMO by Mig
Range: IONIC Smart Colors
Code: IONIC-0012
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #f7f3cd (estimate)

Ivory White

Brand: Army Painter
Range: John Blanche Vol. 1-4
Code: Vol. 1
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #fce2bd (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 9.5, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Ivory White is a little darker, warmer than Vanilla.

Can I use Ivory White instead of Vanilla?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 10). Ivory White is a little darker, warmer than Vanilla.

Can I use Vanilla instead of Ivory White?

The same difference applies the other way round: Vanilla is a little lighter, 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 Vanilla on the colour wheel See Ivory White on the colour wheel

Other Army Painter paints close to Vanilla

Vanilla vs Pale SandWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 9, close · closer than Ivory White
Vanilla vs Bleached BoneWarpaints Air · ΔE 9, close · closer than Ivory White
Vanilla vs Bony SpikesWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 11, fair

Other AMMO by Mig paints close to Ivory White

Ivory White vs Basic Flesh (A.MIG-3520)Oilbrusher · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Vanilla
Ivory White vs Light Skin (A.MIG-0625)Dio Drybrush · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Vanilla
Ivory White vs Bone (IONIC-0009)IONIC Smart Colors · ΔE 8, close · closer than Vanilla

All matches: Vanilla equivalents · Ivory White equivalents