What is the difference between Holy White and Violet Hint?

ΔE 40 (loose). Violet Hint is noticeably darker, much more saturated. Swatch colours are estimates.

Holy White vs Violet Hint

Holy White

Brand: Army Painter
Range: Speedpaint 2.0
Type: a one-coat contrast-style paint
Swatch: #d8d8d8 (estimate)

Violet Hint

Brand: Green Stuff World
Range: Dipping Inks
Code: 4243
Type: a one-coat contrast-style paint
Swatch: #9780ac (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 39.5, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Violet Hint is noticeably darker, much more saturated than Holy White.

Can I use Violet Hint instead of Holy White?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 40). Violet Hint is noticeably darker, much more saturated than Holy White.

Can I use Holy White instead of Violet Hint?

The same difference applies the other way round: Holy White is noticeably lighter, much more muted.

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 Holy White on the colour wheel See Violet Hint on the colour wheel

Other Green Stuff World paints close to Holy White

Holy White vs Skull Linen (4249)Dipping Inks · ΔE 22, loose · closer than Violet Hint
Holy White vs Nude Skin (4241)Dipping Inks · ΔE 27, loose · closer than Violet Hint
Holy White vs Blue Glacier (4242)Dipping Inks · ΔE 34, loose · closer than Violet Hint

Other Army Painter paints close to Violet Hint

Violet Hint vs Pastel LavenderSpeedpaint 2.0 · ΔE 21, loose · closer than Holy White
Violet Hint vs Cloudburst BlueSpeedpaint 2.0 · ΔE 24, loose · closer than Holy White
Violet Hint vs Pastel IndigoSpeedpaint 2.0 · ΔE 25, loose · closer than Holy White

All matches: Holy White equivalents · Violet Hint equivalents