Pallid Bone vs Mummy White

Pallid Bone

Brand
Army Painter
Range
Speedpaint 2.0
Type
a one-coat contrast-style paint
Swatch
#e4d4a0 (estimate)

Mummy White

Brand
Vallejo
Range
Xpress Color
Code
72.449
Type
a one-coat contrast-style paint
Swatch
#a78c6d (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 27.3, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Mummy White is noticeably darker, more muted, warmer than Pallid Bone.

Can I use Mummy White instead of Pallid Bone?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 27). Mummy White is noticeably darker, more muted, warmer than Pallid Bone.

Can I use Pallid Bone instead of Mummy White?

The same difference applies the other way round: Pallid Bone is noticeably lighter, more saturated, 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 Pallid Bone on the colour wheel See Mummy White on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Pallid Bone

Other Army Painter paints close to Mummy White

All matches: Pallid Bone equivalents · Mummy White equivalents

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