What is the difference between Shadow Grey and Dark Blue RLM24?

ΔE 8 (close). Dark Blue RLM24 is more saturated, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Shadow Grey vs Dark Blue RLM24

Shadow Grey

Brand: AMMO by Mig
Range: ATOM
Code: ATOM-20148
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #404054 (estimate)

Dark Blue RLM24

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.266
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #314560 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 7.9, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Dark Blue RLM24 is more saturated, cooler than Shadow Grey.

Can I use Dark Blue RLM24 instead of Shadow Grey?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 8). Dark Blue RLM24 is more saturated, cooler than Shadow Grey.

Can I use Shadow Grey instead of Dark Blue RLM24?

The same difference applies the other way round: Shadow Grey is more muted, warmer.

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 Shadow Grey on the colour wheel See Dark Blue RLM24 on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Shadow Grey

Shadow Grey vs Luftwaffe Uniform (70.816)Model Color · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Dark Blue RLM24
Shadow Grey vs Grey Blue (71.005)Model Air · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Dark Blue RLM24
Shadow Grey vs Dark Grey Blue (71.054)Model Air · ΔE 7, close · closer than Dark Blue RLM24

Other AMMO by Mig paints close to Dark Blue RLM24

Dark Blue RLM24 vs Bluish Grey (ATOM-20104)ATOM · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Shadow Grey
Dark Blue RLM24 vs Marine Blue (ATOM-20103)ATOM · ΔE 7, close · closer than Shadow Grey
Dark Blue RLM24 vs Intermediate Blue (ATOM-20136)ATOM · ΔE 9, close

All matches: Shadow Grey equivalents · Dark Blue RLM24 equivalents