What is the difference between Cloudy Sky and Ivory?

ΔE 9 (close). Ivory is a little lighter, more muted, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Cloudy Sky vs Ivory

Cloudy Sky

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

Ivory

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.918
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #e4ddc4 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 8.7, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Ivory is a little lighter, more muted, cooler than Cloudy Sky.

Can I use Ivory instead of Cloudy Sky?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 9). Ivory is a little lighter, more muted, cooler than Cloudy Sky.

Can I use Cloudy Sky instead of Ivory?

The same difference applies the other way round: Cloudy Sky is a little darker, 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 Cloudy Sky on the colour wheel See Ivory 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 Ivory
Cloudy Sky vs Bone White (72.034)Game Color · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Ivory
Cloudy Sky vs Off-White (71.270)Model Air · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Ivory

Other Kimera Kolors paints close to Ivory

Ivory vs Tooth and Nails (Signature)Signature Series · ΔE 2, very close · closer than Cloudy Sky
Ivory vs Ivory Light (Signature)Signature Series · ΔE 11, fair
Ivory vs Sun Ray (Signature)Signature Series · ΔE 12, fair

All matches: Cloudy Sky equivalents · Ivory equivalents