What is the difference between Urban Buff and Cream White?

ΔE 7 (close). Cream White is more muted, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Urban Buff vs Cream White

Urban Buff

Brand: Army Painter
Range: Warpaints Fanatic
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #debcab (estimate)

Cream White

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.766
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #dac8b5 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 7.1, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Cream White is more muted, cooler than Urban Buff.

Can I use Cream White instead of Urban Buff?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 7). Cream White is more muted, cooler than Urban Buff.

Can I use Urban Buff instead of Cream White?

The same difference applies the other way round: Urban Buff is more saturated, warmer.

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 Urban Buff on the colour wheel See Cream White on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Urban Buff

Urban Buff vs Pale Flesh (72.003)Game Color · ΔE 9, close
Urban Buff vs Bone White (72.034)Game Color · ΔE 9, close
Urban Buff vs Pale Flesh (74.015)Fantasy-Pro · ΔE 10, close

Other Army Painter paints close to Cream White

Cream White vs Bony SpikesWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 6, close · closer than Urban Buff
Cream White vs Ancient StoneWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 7, close · closer than Urban Buff
Cream White vs Great Hall GreyWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 7, close · closer than Urban Buff

All matches: Urban Buff equivalents · Cream White equivalents