Zinc White vs Glacier Blue

Zinc White

Brand
Golden
Range
Heavy Body Acrylics
Code
PW4
Type
an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch
#f2f3f2 (estimate)

Glacier Blue

Brand
Vallejo
Range
Game Color
Code
72.095
Type
an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch
#dee4f3 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 9.9, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Glacier Blue is a little darker, more saturated than Zinc White.

Can I use Glacier Blue instead of Zinc White?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 10). Glacier Blue is a little darker, more saturated than Zinc White.

Can I use Zinc White instead of Glacier Blue?

The same difference applies the other way round: Zinc White is a little lighter, more muted.

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 Zinc White on the colour wheel See Glacier Blue on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Zinc White

Other Golden paints close to Glacier Blue

All matches: Zinc White equivalents · Glacier Blue equivalents

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