What is the difference between Steel Shadow and Dk Mediterr. Blue?

ΔE 7 (close). Dk Mediterr. Blue is more saturated, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Steel Shadow vs Dk Mediterr. Blue

Steel Shadow

Brand: AMMO by Mig
Range: IONIC Smart Colors
Code: IONIC-0167
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #253746 (estimate)

Dk Mediterr. Blue

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.313
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #24344c (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 6.5, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Dk Mediterr. Blue is more saturated, warmer than Steel Shadow.

Can I use Dk Mediterr. Blue instead of Steel Shadow?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 7). Dk Mediterr. Blue is more saturated, warmer than Steel Shadow.

Can I use Steel Shadow instead of Dk Mediterr. Blue?

The same difference applies the other way round: Steel Shadow is more muted, cooler.

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 Steel Shadow on the colour wheel See Dk Mediterr. Blue on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Steel Shadow

Steel Shadow vs Steel Blue (71.087)Model Air · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Dk Mediterr. Blue
Steel Shadow vs Signal Blue (71.091)Model Air · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Dk Mediterr. Blue
Steel Shadow vs USN Sea Blue (71.295)Model Air · ΔE 7, close

Other AMMO by Mig paints close to Dk Mediterr. Blue

Dk Mediterr. Blue vs Marine Blue (ATOM-20103)ATOM · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Steel Shadow
Dk Mediterr. Blue vs Deep GreyIONIC Smart Colors · ΔE 7, close
Dk Mediterr. Blue vs Marine Blue (AMMO.F-518)Acrylic Colors for Figures · ΔE 7, close

All matches: Steel Shadow equivalents · Dk Mediterr. Blue equivalents