What is the difference between Bony Spikes and Vanilla White?

ΔE 9 (close). Vanilla White is a little lighter, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Bony Spikes vs Vanilla White

Bony Spikes

Brand: Army Painter
Range: Warpaints Fanatic
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #e9d9c1 (estimate)

Vanilla White

Brand: Scale75
Range: Scalecolor Artist
Code: Artist
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #fcf3d6 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 9.2, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Vanilla White is a little lighter, cooler than Bony Spikes.

Can I use Vanilla White instead of Bony Spikes?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 9). Vanilla White is a little lighter, cooler than Bony Spikes.

Can I use Bony Spikes instead of Vanilla White?

The same difference applies the other way round: Bony Spikes 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 Bony Spikes on the colour wheel See Vanilla White on the colour wheel

Other Scale75 paints close to Bony Spikes

Bony Spikes vs Birch (SC25)Scalecolor · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Vanilla White
Bony Spikes vs Off White (Artist)Scalecolor Artist · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Vanilla White
Bony Spikes vs Mojave White (SC62)Scalecolor · ΔE 6, close · closer than Vanilla White

Other Army Painter paints close to Vanilla White

Vanilla White vs Pale SandWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Bony Spikes
Vanilla White vs Bleached BoneWarpaints Air · ΔE 7, close · closer than Bony Spikes
Vanilla White vs Hobgoblin HueWarpaints Air · ΔE 9, close · closer than Bony Spikes

All matches: Bony Spikes equivalents · Vanilla White equivalents