Howling Sand vs Trooper White

Howling Sand

Brand
Army Painter
Range
Speedpaint 2.0
Type
a one-coat contrast-style paint
Swatch
#d4d4b8 (estimate)

Trooper White

Brand
Two Thin Coats
Range
Triads: highlights
Type
an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch
#ebe8dc (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 11.5, fair: the same colour family, but not a straight swap. Trooper White is a little lighter, more muted than Howling Sand. They are different kinds of paint: Army Painter Howling Sand is a one-coat contrast-style paint and Two Thin Coats Trooper White is an opaque base/layer paint, so they won’t behave the same on the model even where the colour is close.

Can I use Trooper White instead of Howling Sand?

Only where an exact match doesn’t matter, such as a new unit or a highlight. Fair match (ΔE 11). Trooper White is a little lighter, more muted than Howling Sand. They are different kinds of paint.

Can I use Howling Sand instead of Trooper White?

The same difference applies the other way round: Howling Sand is a little darker, 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 Howling Sand on the colour wheel See Trooper White on the colour wheel

Other Two Thin Coats paints close to Howling Sand

Other Army Painter paints close to Trooper White

All matches: Howling Sand equivalents · Trooper White equivalents

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