What is the difference between Ion Blue and Cold White?

ΔE 17 (loose). Cold White is noticeably lighter, more muted. Swatch colours are estimates.

Ion Blue vs Cold White

Ion Blue

Brand: Two Thin Coats
Range: Brights
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #b6d8da (estimate)

Cold White

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.919
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #f4f2f7 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 17.2, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Cold White is noticeably lighter, more muted than Ion Blue.

Can I use Cold White instead of Ion Blue?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 17). Cold White is noticeably lighter, more muted than Ion Blue.

Can I use Ion Blue instead of Cold White?

The same difference applies the other way round: Ion Blue is noticeably darker, more saturated.

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 Ion Blue on the colour wheel See Cold White on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Ion Blue

Ion Blue vs Rus. AF Grey Prot. Coat (71.344)Model Air · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Cold White
Ion Blue vs Sky Blue (71.306)Model Air · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Cold White
Ion Blue vs Verdigris (72.096)Game Color · ΔE 10, close · closer than Cold White

Other Two Thin Coats paints close to Cold White

Cold White vs White StarTriads: highlights · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Ion Blue
Cold White vs Trooper WhiteTriads: highlights · ΔE 10, close · closer than Ion Blue
Cold White vs Ivory TuskTriads: midtones · ΔE 18, loose

All matches: Ion Blue equivalents · Cold White equivalents