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

ΔE 10 (fair). Ivory is a little lighter, more saturated. Swatch colours are estimates.

Insignia White (US Navy) vs Ivory

Insignia White (US Navy)

Brand: Tamiya
Range: AS Spray (aircraft)
Code: AS-20
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #d0d1c9 (estimate)

Ivory

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

How close are they?

ΔE 10.3, fair: the same colour family, but not a straight swap. Ivory is a little lighter, more saturated than Insignia White (US Navy).

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

Only where an exact match doesn’t matter, such as a new unit or a highlight. Fair match (ΔE 10). Ivory is a little lighter, more saturated than Insignia White (US Navy).

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

The same difference applies the other way round: Insignia White (US Navy) is a little darker, 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 Ivory 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 Ivory
Insignia White (US Navy) vs White Grey (71.119)Model Air · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Ivory
Insignia White (US Navy) vs Silver Grey (70.883)Model Color · ΔE 6, close · closer than Ivory

Other Tamiya paints close to Ivory

Ivory vs J.A. Gray (XF-14)XF Flat Acrylic · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Insignia White (US Navy)
Ivory vs Sky (XF-21)XF Flat Acrylic · ΔE 11, fair
Ivory vs J.N. Gray (XF-12)XF Flat Acrylic · ΔE 13, fair

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