What is the difference between Sail Color and Ivory?

ΔE 10 (fair). Ivory is more muted, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Sail Color vs Ivory

Sail Color

Brand: Mr. Hobby
Range: Aqueous Hobby Color
Code: H-85
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #b3af74 (estimate)

Ivory

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.075
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #b3a57c (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 10.3, fair: the same colour family, but not a straight swap. Ivory is more muted, warmer than Sail Color.

Can I use Ivory instead of Sail Color?

Only where an exact match doesn’t matter, such as a new unit or a highlight. Fair match (ΔE 10). Ivory is more muted, warmer than Sail Color.

Can I use Sail Color instead of Ivory?

The same difference applies the other way round: Sail Color is more saturated, cooler.

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 Sail Color on the colour wheel See Ivory on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Sail Color

Sail Color vs UK BSC (71.288)Model Air · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Ivory
Sail Color vs Desert Tan (70.613)Model Air · ΔE 9, close · closer than Ivory
Sail Color vs Ivory RLM05 (71.106)Model Air · ΔE 11, fair

Other Mr. Hobby paints close to Ivory

Ivory vs IDF Gray 1 (-1981 Sinai) (C-528)Mr. Color · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Sail Color
Ivory vs Sail Color (C-45)Mr. Color · ΔE 10, fair
Ivory vs Sail Color (N-85)Acrysion · ΔE 10, fair

All matches: Sail Color equivalents · Ivory equivalents