Why are off-whites so delicate?
An off-white can quickly feel too grey or too cold despite a close average colour. Opacity and the look over a light primer should guide the choice.
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Several paints are tied at Delta-E 0.00. Use paint type, finish and real-world behaviour to separate them. We list WHITE first because it is the same broad paint type and relies on non-approximate colour data. The tied group currently includes WHITE, Nuclear White and Arctic White (72.002). Off-whites need tight control over opacity, temperature and grey level.
An off-white can quickly feel too grey or too cold despite a close average colour. Opacity and the look over a light primer should guide the choice.
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| Paint | Brand | Range | Preview | HEX | Delta-E | Type | Action |
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| WHITE | AK Interactive | 3rd Generation | #FFFFFF |
Delta-E 0.00
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Acrylic
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View paint View WHITE on Amazon | |
| Nuclear White | Green Stuff World | Basic Acrylic | #FFFFFF |
Delta-E 0.00
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Acrylic
Miniature acrylic
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View paint View Nuclear White on Amazon | |
| Arctic White (72.002) | Vallejo Game Color | Game Color | #FFFFFF |
Delta-E 0.00
|
Acrylic
|
View paint View Arctic White (72.002) on Amazon | |
| Matt White | Army Painter | Warpaints | #FDFDFD |
Estimated Delta-E ≈ 0.40
Approximate data
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Acrylic
Miniature acrylic
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| Dead White (72.001) | Vallejo Game Color | Game Color | #F5F5F5 |
Delta-E 2.01
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Acrylic
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View paint View Dead White (72.001) on Amazon |
WHITE is part of the tied group at Delta-E 0.00, but it appears first here because it is the same broad paint type and relies on non-approximate colour data.
Arctic White (72.002) stays within the same broad paint type, with Delta-E 0.00.
Matt White is the strongest Army Painter lead in the current index, but its colour data is approximate. Treat Estimated Delta-E ≈ 0.40 as a strong clue rather than proof of an identical finish.
Test coverage over a light primer and make sure the result does not drift too grey or too cold.
Several paints share Delta-E 0.00 on this page. That means the average colour is identical in the indexed data, not that the products behave the same on a miniature.
Off-whites can stay close numerically and still feel too cold or too grey once they are laid over a bright primer.
Corax White is used as a versatile base white for edges, light layers and some visible undercoats.
A good replacement must keep decent opacity and a clean white without drifting into a cold grey.
ChromaStack compares paints with the CIEDE2000 formula: the lower the Delta-E, the closer the average colour match.
That score helps rank alternatives, but it does not replace a real miniature test or checks on primer, finish and thinning.
Read the conversion guideArctic White (72.002) is the closest indexed Vallejo option, with Delta-E 0.00.
Because opacity, temperature and the tiny amount of grey in the mix change the way the eye reads the finish.
No. A warmer white can look creamy or ivory, which is useful only if that is the result you actually want.
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