What is the difference between J.A. Gray and Cream White?

ΔE 10 (close). Cream White is a little darker, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

J.A. Gray vs Cream White

J.A. Gray

Brand: Tamiya
Range: XF Flat Acrylic
Code: XF-14
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #e4e1cd (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 a little darker, warmer than J.A. Gray.

Can I use Cream White instead of J.A. Gray?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 10). Cream White is a little darker, warmer than J.A. Gray.

Can I use J.A. Gray instead of Cream White?

The same difference applies the other way round: J.A. Gray 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 J.A. Gray on the colour wheel See Cream White on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to J.A. Gray

J.A. Gray vs Off-White (72.101)Game Color · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Cream White
J.A. Gray vs Ivory (70.918)Model Color · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Cream White
J.A. Gray vs Insignia White (71.279)Model Air · ΔE 3, very 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 J.A. Gray
Cream White vs Light Gray (AS-16)AS Spray (aircraft) · ΔE 8, close · closer than J.A. Gray
Cream White vs Insignia White (US Navy) (AS-20)AS Spray (aircraft) · ΔE 10, close · closer than J.A. Gray

All matches: J.A. Gray equivalents · Cream White equivalents