What is the difference between Ivory and Cream White?

ΔE 8 (close). Cream White is a little darker, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Ivory vs Cream White

Ivory

Brand: Pro Acryl
Range: Standard / Signature / AMP
Code: 023
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #e6dcc0 (estimate)

Cream White

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.766
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #dac8b5 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 8.3, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Cream White is a little darker, warmer than Ivory.

Can I use Cream White instead of Ivory?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 8). Cream White is a little darker, warmer than Ivory.

Can I use Ivory instead of Cream White?

The same difference applies the other way round: Ivory is a little lighter, 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 Ivory on the colour wheel See Cream White on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Ivory

Ivory vs Ivory (70.918)Model Color · ΔE 2, very close · closer than Cream White
Ivory vs Elfic Flesh (72.098)Game Color · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Cream White
Ivory vs Pale Flesh (72.003)Game Color · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Cream White

Other Pro Acryl paints close to Cream White

Cream White vs Olive Flesh (041)Standard / Signature / AMP · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Ivory
Cream White vs Bone (S23)Standard / Signature / AMP · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Ivory
Cream White vs Dark Ivory (S07)Standard / Signature / AMP · ΔE 7, close · closer than Ivory

All matches: Ivory equivalents · Cream White equivalents