What is the difference between Bleached Bone and Sketching White?

ΔE 16 (loose). Sketching White is noticeably lighter, much more muted. Swatch colours are estimates.

Bleached Bone vs Sketching White

Bleached Bone

Brand: Army Painter
Range: Warpaints Air
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #e8e0c8 (estimate)

Sketching White

Brand: Nocturna Models
Range: N-Paint Basic
Code: AUX01
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #fdfdfd (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 16.3, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Sketching White is noticeably lighter, much more muted than Bleached Bone.

Can I use Sketching White instead of Bleached Bone?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 16). Sketching White is noticeably lighter, much more muted than Bleached Bone.

Can I use Bleached Bone instead of Sketching White?

The same difference applies the other way round: Bleached Bone is noticeably darker, much 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 Bleached Bone on the colour wheel See Sketching White on the colour wheel

Other Nocturna Models paints close to Bleached Bone

Bleached Bone vs Northern Flesh (NA08)N-Paint Basic · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Sketching White
Bleached Bone vs Sand Grey (NA15)N-Paint Basic · ΔE 10, close · closer than Sketching White
Bleached Bone vs Sky Grey (NA16)N-Paint Basic · ΔE 18, loose

Other Army Painter paints close to Sketching White

Sketching White vs Matt WhiteWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 1, very close · closer than Bleached Bone
Sketching White vs Matt White (WP4021P)Warpaints Historical · ΔE 1, very close · closer than Bleached Bone
Sketching White vs Matt WhiteWarpaints Air · ΔE 1, very close · closer than Bleached Bone

All matches: Bleached Bone equivalents · Sketching White equivalents