What is the difference between Ion Blue and Off-White?

ΔE 18 (loose). Off-White is a little lighter, more muted. Swatch colours are estimates.

Ion Blue vs Off-White

Ion Blue

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

Off-White

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.820
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #f1e9de (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 18.2, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Off-White is a little lighter, more muted than Ion Blue.

Can I use Off-White instead of Ion Blue?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 18). Off-White is a little lighter, more muted than Ion Blue.

Can I use Ion Blue instead of Off-White?

The same difference applies the other way round: Ion Blue is a little 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 Off-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 Off-White
Ion Blue vs Sky Blue (71.306)Model Air · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Off-White
Ion Blue vs Verdigris (72.096)Game Color · ΔE 10, close · closer than Off-White

Other Two Thin Coats paints close to Off-White

Off-White vs Trooper WhiteTriads: highlights · ΔE 2, very close · closer than Ion Blue
Off-White vs White StarTriads: highlights · ΔE 7, close · closer than Ion Blue
Off-White vs Ivory TuskTriads: midtones · ΔE 14, fair · closer than Ion Blue

All matches: Ion Blue equivalents · Off-White equivalents