What is the difference between Hanpu Beige and Bone White?

ΔE 8 (close). Bone White is a little lighter, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Hanpu Beige vs Bone White

Hanpu Beige

Brand: Army Painter
Range: Warpaints Historical
Code: WP4160P
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #beb897 (estimate)

Bone White

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Game Color
Code: 72.034
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #dac7a8 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 8.4, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Bone White is a little lighter, warmer than Hanpu Beige.

Can I use Bone White instead of Hanpu Beige?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 8). Bone White is a little lighter, warmer than Hanpu Beige.

Can I use Hanpu Beige instead of Bone White?

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

Other Vallejo paints close to Hanpu Beige

Hanpu Beige vs IJA Grey Green (71.326)Model Air · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Bone White
Hanpu Beige vs IAF Sand (71.327)Model Air · ΔE 8, close · closer than Bone White
Hanpu Beige vs USAAF Light Gray (71.296)Model Air · ΔE 9, close

Other Army Painter paints close to Bone White

Bone White vs Ancient StoneWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 1, very close · closer than Hanpu Beige
Bone White vs Skeleton BoneWarpaints Air · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Hanpu Beige
Bone White vs Skeleton BoneWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 6, close · closer than Hanpu Beige

All matches: Hanpu Beige equivalents · Bone White equivalents