What is the difference between Cloudy Sky and Cold White?

ΔE 24 (loose). Cold White is noticeably lighter, much more muted. Swatch colours are estimates.

Cloudy Sky vs Cold White

Cloudy Sky

Brand: Kimera Kolors
Range: Signature Series
Code: Signature
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #e9d1b0 (estimate)

Cold White

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.919
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #f4f2f7 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 24.2, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Cold White is noticeably lighter, much more muted than Cloudy Sky.

Can I use Cold White instead of Cloudy Sky?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 24). Cold White is noticeably lighter, much more muted than Cloudy Sky.

Can I use Cloudy Sky instead of Cold White?

The same difference applies the other way round: Cloudy Sky is noticeably darker, much 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 Cloudy Sky on the colour wheel See Cold White on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Cloudy Sky

Cloudy Sky vs Pale Flesh (72.003)Game Color · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Cold White
Cloudy Sky vs Bone White (72.034)Game Color · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Cold White
Cloudy Sky vs Off-White (71.270)Model Air · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Cold White

Other Kimera Kolors paints close to Cold White

Cold White vs The White (Pure Pigments)Pure Pigments · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Cloudy Sky
Cold White vs Ivory Light (Signature)Signature Series · ΔE 8, close · closer than Cloudy Sky
Cold White vs Tooth and Nails (Signature)Signature Series · ΔE 18, loose · closer than Cloudy Sky

All matches: Cloudy Sky equivalents · Cold White equivalents