Holy White vs Dead White

Holy White

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

Dead White

Brand
Vallejo
Range
Game Color
Code
72.001
Type
an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch
#efe9ec (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 7.1, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Dead White is a little lighter than Holy White. They are different kinds of paint: Army Painter Holy White is a one-coat contrast-style paint and Vallejo Dead White is an opaque base/layer paint, so they won’t behave the same on the model even where the colour is close.

✓ Herrick Games paint comparison chart lists these two as equivalents.

Can I use Dead White instead of Holy White?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 7). Dead White is a little lighter than Holy White. They are different kinds of paint.

Can I use Holy White instead of Dead White?

The same difference applies the other way round: Holy White is a little darker.

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 Dead White on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Holy White

Other Army Painter paints close to Dead White

All matches: Holy White equivalents · Dead White equivalents

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