Wrack White vs Transparent White

Wrack White

Brand
Citadel / Warhammer
Range
Colour: Dry
Type
an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch
#e8e8e0 (estimate)

Transparent White

Brand
Pro Acryl
Range
Transparents
Code
064
Type
an ink, glaze or transparent paint
Swatch
#d8d8d8 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 6.8, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Transparent White is a little darker, more muted than Wrack White. They are different kinds of paint: Citadel Wrack White is an opaque base/layer paint and Pro Acryl Transparent White is an ink, glaze or transparent paint, so they won’t behave the same on the model even where the colour is close.

Can I use Transparent White instead of Wrack White?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 7). Transparent White is a little darker, more muted than Wrack White. They are different kinds of paint.

Can I use Wrack White instead of Transparent White?

The same difference applies the other way round: Wrack White is a little lighter, 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 Wrack White on the colour wheel See Transparent White on the colour wheel

Other Pro Acryl paints close to Wrack White

Other Citadel paints close to Transparent White

All matches: Wrack White equivalents · Transparent White equivalents

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