What is the difference between Off White and Ivory?

ΔE 6 (very close). Ivory is more muted, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Off White vs Ivory

Off White

Brand: Scale75
Range: Scalecolor Artist
Code: Artist
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #efdfbd (estimate)

Ivory

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

How close are they?

ΔE 6.0, very close: most people won’t see a difference side by side. Ivory is more muted, cooler than Off White.

Can I use Ivory instead of Off White?

Yes, for most jobs. Very close match (ΔE 6). Ivory is more muted, cooler than Off White.

Can I use Off White instead of Ivory?

The same difference applies the other way round: Off White is 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 Off White on the colour wheel See Ivory on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Off White

Off White vs Elfic Flesh (72.098)Game Color · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Ivory
Off White vs Off-White (71.270)Model Air · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Ivory
Off White vs Pale Flesh (72.003)Game Color · ΔE 6, close

Other Scale75 paints close to Ivory

Ivory vs Birch (SC25)Scalecolor · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Off White
Ivory vs Mojave White (SC62)Scalecolor · ΔE 6, very close
Ivory vs Vanilla White (Artist)Scalecolor Artist · ΔE 8, close

All matches: Off White equivalents · Ivory equivalents