Paint Equivalents

Transparent White

Warcolours · Transparent paints

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The closest match to Warcolours Transparent White in every other range, nearest first.

Warcolours Transparent White is an off-white. 16 ranges carry a near-perfect stand-in for it, the closest being Apple Barrel White at ΔE 0.2.

What the ΔE numbers below mean, and how close a match has to be

The closest colour to this paint is in a craft or fine-art range — a bottle sold for decorating and canvas work, not for models. The distance is right; the pot is a different kind of product. What a match to a craft bottle promises, and where it belongs on a model.

What is the closest equivalent to Warcolours Transparent White?

Apple Barrel White is the closest equivalent to Warcolours Transparent White in any other range, at ΔE 0.2 — an indistinguishable substitute. Next nearest: Vallejo Dove Grey (ΔE 0.2) and The Army Painter Speedpaint Medium (ΔE 0.4).

What is the Vallejo alternative to Warcolours Transparent White?

The nearest Vallejo paint is Dove Grey, ΔE 0.2 — an indistinguishable substitute. The full Warcolours to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.

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Transparent White equivalent in Apple Barrel

  1. A White Colors 20503 ΔE 0.2 · indistinguishable
  2. B Snowflake Colors 21377 ΔE 2.4 · very close

Full Warcolours → Apple Barrel conversion chart

Transparent White equivalent in Vallejo

  1. A Dove Grey Arte Deco 85.101 ΔE 0.2 · indistinguishable
  2. A Textile Medium Arte Deco 84.159 ΔE 0.2 · indistinguishable

Full Warcolours → Vallejo conversion chart

Transparent White equivalent in The Army Painter

  1. A Speedpaint Medium Speedpaint Set ΔE 0.4 · indistinguishable
  2. A Warpaints Mixing Medium Warpaints WP1475 ΔE 0.4 · indistinguishable

Full Warcolours → The Army Painter conversion chart

Transparent White equivalent in AK Interactive

  1. A Flat Varnish Real Colors - Standard RC500 ΔE 0.6 · indistinguishable
  2. A White Primer Primer (3rd Gen) AK11240 ΔE 0.6 · indistinguishable

Full Warcolours → AK Interactive conversion chart

Transparent White equivalent in Liquitex

  1. A Burnt Umber Heavy Body Acrylix 128 ΔE 0.8 · indistinguishable
  2. A Phthalocyanine Blue Green Shade Heavy Body Acrylix 316 ΔE 1.1 · near-perfect

Full Warcolours → Liquitex conversion chart

Transparent White equivalent in Scale75

  1. A White Metal Metal N Alchemy Range ΔE 0.8 · indistinguishable
  2. A Fuel And Grease Soil Works ΔE 2.0 · near-perfect

Full Warcolours → Scale75 conversion chart

Transparent White equivalent in Italeri

  1. A Light Gray Acrylic Paint 4765AP ΔE 0.9 · indistinguishable
  2. B Clear Acryl Acrylic Paint 4636AP ΔE 2.5 · very close

Full Warcolours → Italeri conversion chart

Transparent White equivalent in Mig

  1. A Satin White Acrylics AMIG0047 ΔE 1.1 · near-perfect
  2. A One Shot Primer - White Primers AMIG2022 ΔE 1.9 · near-perfect

Full Warcolours → Mig conversion chart

Transparent White equivalent in Reaper

  1. A Vampiric Mist Master Series Paints Bones 9461 ΔE 1.2 · near-perfect
  2. A Polished Silver Master Series Paints Core Colors 9054 ΔE 1.9 · near-perfect

Full Warcolours → Reaper conversion chart

Transparent White equivalent in Foundry

  1. A Gun Metal Light Paint System 104C ΔE 1.3 · near-perfect
  2. A Austrian White Light Paint System 67C ΔE 1.5 · near-perfect

Full Warcolours → Foundry conversion chart

Transparent White equivalent in Mr. Hobby

  1. A Plate Silver Next Mr Color Super Metallic SM08 ΔE 1.3 · near-perfect
  2. B Character White Mr Color 107 ΔE 2.2 · very close

Full Warcolours → Mr. Hobby conversion chart

Transparent White equivalent in Monument

  1. A Matt Cexwish Heavy Titanium White Pro Signature Series S21 ΔE 1.5 · near-perfect
  2. A Transparent White Pro Acrylic Paints 064 ΔE 1.7 · near-perfect

Full Warcolours → Monument conversion chart

Transparent White in the remaining ranges

These ranges have nothing close. The nearest they offer is listed anyway.

RangeNearest paintDistance
Tamiya #E6E6E6 Racing white Spray ΔE 1.5
Arteza #E7E9E8 Silver Acrylic Pearl Paints ΔE 1.6
Kimera Kolors #E4E4E4 The White Pure Pigments ΔE 1.9
Humbrol #F3EFEE White Gloss Aerosol Sprays ΔE 2.0
Green Stuff World #EFF0F4 Mystic White Metallic Colors ΔE 2.1
Golden #F6F6F4 Teal Heavy Body ΔE 2.1
FolkArt #F8F8F8 Wicker White Multi-Surface Satin Acrylics ΔE 2.3
Mr. Paint #F8F8F8 Chrome Mr Paint ΔE 2.3
Citadel #F9F9F9 'Ardcoat Technical ΔE 2.5
Duncan #F9F9F9 White Star Wave 1 ΔE 2.5
Revell #F3F2ED White Email Color - Gloss ΔE 2.7
Creature #E7E3E2 Bold Titanium White Monument Pro Acryl ΔE 2.8
Mission Models #FAFAFC RAF High Speed Silver ΔE 2.9
P3 #FFFCFD Morrow White Privateer Press Formula P3 ΔE 3.6
Coat d'Arms #FFFFFF White Fantasy Range ΔE 3.7
Turbo Dork #FFFFFF Pearly Gates ΔE 3.7
Acrilex #FFFFFF Branco Paints ΔE 3.7
Tom Color #FFFFFF Branco ΔE 3.7

Nearest colours inside Warcolours

  1. C White Inks for Shading and Glazing ΔE 3.7 · close
  2. D Metallic White Metallic paints ΔE 8.2 · similar
  3. D Cool Grey 1 Layer paints ΔE 9.0 · similar
  4. E Blue Grey 1 Layer paints ΔE 11.0 · far
  5. E Yellow 1 Layer paints ΔE 11.7 · far
  6. E Warm Grey 1 Layer paints ΔE 11.8 · far

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