What is the difference between Screaming Skull and Vanilla Drop?

ΔE 24 (loose). Vanilla Drop is a little lighter, much more saturated, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Screaming Skull vs Vanilla Drop

Screaming Skull

Brand: Citadel / Warhammer
Range: Colour: Layer
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #d8d0a8 (estimate)

Vanilla Drop

Brand: Green Stuff World
Range: Acrylic Colors
Code: 3208
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #ffe491 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 24.3, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Vanilla Drop is a little lighter, much more saturated, warmer than Screaming Skull.

Can I use Vanilla Drop instead of Screaming Skull?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 24). Vanilla Drop is a little lighter, much more saturated, warmer than Screaming Skull.

Can I use Screaming Skull instead of Vanilla Drop?

The same difference applies the other way round: Screaming Skull is a little darker, much more muted, 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 Screaming Skull on the colour wheel See Vanilla Drop on the colour wheel

Other Green Stuff World paints close to Screaming Skull

Screaming Skull vs Deck Grey (1885)Acrylic Colors · ΔE 9, close · closer than Vanilla Drop
Screaming Skull vs Khaki Bone (4129)Opaque Colors · ΔE 9, close · closer than Vanilla Drop
Screaming Skull vs Ivory Tusk (1843)Acrylic Colors · ΔE 10, close · closer than Vanilla Drop

Other Citadel paints close to Vanilla Drop

Vanilla Drop vs Hexos PalesunColour: Dry · ΔE 9, close · closer than Screaming Skull
Vanilla Drop vs Ushabti BoneColour: Layer · ΔE 22, loose · closer than Screaming Skull
Vanilla Drop vs Ushabti BoneColour: Air · ΔE 22, loose · closer than Screaming Skull

All matches: Screaming Skull equivalents · Vanilla Drop equivalents