What is the difference between Steel Shadow and Luftwaffe Uniform?

ΔE 7 (close). Luftwaffe Uniform is a little lighter, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Steel Shadow vs Luftwaffe Uniform

Steel Shadow

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

Luftwaffe Uniform

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.816
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #3c3f4f (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 7.4, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Luftwaffe Uniform is a little lighter, warmer than Steel Shadow.

Can I use Luftwaffe Uniform instead of Steel Shadow?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 7). Luftwaffe Uniform is a little lighter, warmer than Steel Shadow.

Can I use Steel Shadow instead of Luftwaffe Uniform?

The same difference applies the other way round: Steel Shadow is a little darker, 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 Luftwaffe Uniform 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 Luftwaffe Uniform
Steel Shadow vs Signal Blue (71.091)Model Air · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Luftwaffe Uniform
Steel Shadow vs Dk Mediterr. Blue (71.313)Model Air · ΔE 7, close · closer than Luftwaffe Uniform

Other AMMO by Mig paints close to Luftwaffe Uniform

Luftwaffe Uniform vs Shadow Grey (ATOM-20148)ATOM · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Steel Shadow
Luftwaffe Uniform vs Panzer Grey (A.MIG-0604)Dio Drybrush · ΔE 7, close · closer than Steel Shadow
Luftwaffe Uniform vs Bluish Grey (ATOM-20104)ATOM · ΔE 9, close

All matches: Steel Shadow equivalents · Luftwaffe Uniform equivalents