What is the difference between Insignia White (US Navy) and Cream White?

ΔE 10 (close). Cream White is more saturated. Swatch colours are estimates.

Insignia White (US Navy) vs Cream White

Insignia White (US Navy)

Brand: Tamiya
Range: AS Spray (aircraft)
Code: AS-20
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #d0d1c9 (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 9.6, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Cream White is more saturated than Insignia White (US Navy).

Can I use Cream White instead of Insignia White (US Navy)?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 10). Cream White is more saturated than Insignia White (US Navy).

Can I use Insignia White (US Navy) instead of Cream White?

The same difference applies the other way round: Insignia White (US Navy) is 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 Insignia White (US Navy) on the colour wheel See Cream White on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Insignia White (US Navy)

Insignia White (US Navy) vs White Grey (70.993)Model Color · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Cream White
Insignia White (US Navy) vs White Grey (71.119)Model Air · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Cream White
Insignia White (US Navy) vs Silver Grey (70.883)Model Color · ΔE 6, close · closer than Cream White

Other Tamiya paints close to Cream White

Cream White vs Deck Tan (XF-55)XF Flat Acrylic · ΔE 8, close · closer than Insignia White (US Navy)
Cream White vs Light Gray (AS-16)AS Spray (aircraft) · ΔE 8, close · closer than Insignia White (US Navy)
Cream White vs J.A. Gray (XF-14)XF Flat Acrylic · ΔE 10, close

All matches: Insignia White (US Navy) equivalents · Cream White equivalents