Transparent White sits in the grey family: light in tone, muted in saturation, neutral in cast. This color is somewhat distinctive: 1 brand offers a strong same-finish match, Citadel Basilicanum Grey closest at 92 percent. A cross-brand swap will get you most of the way, but eyeball it against the original first.
Transparent White equivalents in other ranges
1 of the 10 brands with a mapped match get genuinely close to Monument Pro Acryl Transparent White, though none is a clone. Brand by brand, the nearest colors are:
- Closest Citadel equivalent: Citadel Basilicanum Grey, close enough that batch variation matters more (delta E 1.6).
- Best The Army Painter option: The Army Painter Plate Mail Metal, a swap nobody spots at arm's length (delta E 1.5), but it is a metallic so treat it as a color reference, not a swap.
- From Tamiya: Tamiya Flat Aluminum 2, close enough that batch variation matters more (delta E 1.5), but it is a metallic so treat it as a color reference, not a swap.
- The Two Thin Coats pick: Two Thin Coats Carcharodon Grey, close, with a hint of drift side by side (delta E 2.4), but it is an opaque acrylic so treat it as a color reference, not a swap.
- Nearest in the AK Interactive catalog: AK Interactive Natural Steel, a near match with visible drift up close (delta E 3.0), but it is a metallic so treat it as a color reference, not a swap.
- Best Vallejo option: Vallejo Silver, close, with a hint of drift side by side (delta E 3.1), but it is a metallic so treat it as a color reference, not a swap.
Side by side the two agree in lightness and temperature; at delta E 1.6 the gap is smaller than the variation between two pots of the same paint.
How to read the score
90+Close
80sUsable
<70Mix
Citadel
The Army Painter
Tamiya
Two Thin Coats
AK Interactive
Vallejo
Humbrol
Revell
Green Stuff World
P3 Paints
About this color
Color profile
Match difficulty
Found in 1 other brand with a same-finish match.
Where painters use it
Frequently asked
What is the closest equivalent to Monument Pro Acryl Transparent White?
The closest same-finish match is Citadel Basilicanum Grey at 92% color similarity.
What is Transparent White used for?
Transparent White is a wash that flows into recesses and pools in shadow. Common uses: all over grime shade; deepen recesses and panel lines.