What is the difference between Whitecap Beige and Silver Grey?

ΔE 7 (close). Silver Grey is more muted, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Whitecap Beige vs Silver Grey

Whitecap Beige

Brand: Green Stuff World
Range: Acrylic Colors
Code: 3259
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #dec6b0 (estimate)

Silver Grey

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.883
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #cec5b7 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 7.5, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Silver Grey is more muted, cooler than Whitecap Beige.

Can I use Silver Grey instead of Whitecap Beige?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 7). Silver Grey is more muted, cooler than Whitecap Beige.

Can I use Whitecap Beige instead of Silver Grey?

The same difference applies the other way round: Whitecap Beige 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 Whitecap Beige on the colour wheel See Silver Grey on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Whitecap Beige

Whitecap Beige vs Cream White (70.766)Model Color · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Silver Grey
Whitecap Beige vs Pale Flesh (72.003)Game Color · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Silver Grey
Whitecap Beige vs Bone White (72.034)Game Color · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Silver Grey

Other Green Stuff World paints close to Silver Grey

Silver Grey vs Moon Mist Grey (3240)Acrylic Colors · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Whitecap Beige
Silver Grey vs Donkey Grey (4130)Opaque Colors · ΔE 8, close
Silver Grey vs Gypsum White (4128)Opaque Colors · ΔE 8, close

All matches: Whitecap Beige equivalents · Silver Grey equivalents