What is the difference between Character White and Glacier Blue?

ΔE 12 (fair). Glacier Blue is a little darker, more saturated. Swatch colours are estimates.

Character White vs Glacier Blue

Character White

Brand: Mr. Hobby
Range: Mr. Color
Code: C-107
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #f2f3ee (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 11.6, fair: the same colour family, but not a straight swap. Glacier Blue is a little darker, more saturated than Character White.

Can I use Glacier Blue instead of Character White?

Only where an exact match doesn’t matter, such as a new unit or a highlight. Fair match (ΔE 12). Glacier Blue is a little darker, more saturated than Character White.

Can I use Character White instead of Glacier Blue?

The same difference applies the other way round: Character 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 Character White on the colour wheel See Glacier Blue on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Character White

Character White vs White (70.600)Model Air · ΔE 2, very close · closer than Glacier Blue
Character White vs White (71.001)Model Air · ΔE 2, very close · closer than Glacier Blue
Character White vs White (70.951)Model Color · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Glacier Blue

Other Mr. Hobby paints close to Glacier Blue

Glacier Blue vs Smoke Blue (H-96)Aqueous Hobby Color · ΔE 10, close · closer than Character White
Glacier Blue vs Off White (C-69)Mr. Color · ΔE 12, fair
Glacier Blue vs Off White (H-21)Aqueous Hobby Color · ΔE 12, fair

All matches: Character White equivalents · Glacier Blue equivalents