What is the difference between Deep Grey and Intermediate Blue?

ΔE 6 (close). Intermediate Blue is a little lighter, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Deep Grey vs Intermediate Blue

Deep Grey

Brand: Army Painter
Range: Warpaints Fanatic
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #535663 (estimate)

Intermediate Blue

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.299
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #526271 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 6.3, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Intermediate Blue is a little lighter, cooler than Deep Grey.

Can I use Intermediate Blue instead of Deep Grey?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 6). Intermediate Blue is a little lighter, cooler than Deep Grey.

Can I use Deep Grey instead of Intermediate Blue?

The same difference applies the other way round: Deep Grey is a little darker, 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 Deep Grey on the colour wheel See Intermediate Blue on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Deep Grey

Deep Grey vs Med. Gunship Gray (71.097)Model Air · ΔE 2, very close · closer than Intermediate Blue
Deep Grey vs AMT-11 Blue Grey (71.304)Model Air · ΔE 2, very close · closer than Intermediate Blue
Deep Grey vs Basalt Grey (70.869)Model Color · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Intermediate Blue

Other Army Painter paints close to Intermediate Blue

Intermediate Blue vs Regiment GreyWarpaints Air · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Deep Grey
Intermediate Blue vs Necromancer CloakWarpaints Legacy · ΔE 6, close
Intermediate Blue vs Iron WolfWarpaints Air · ΔE 7, close

All matches: Deep Grey equivalents · Intermediate Blue equivalents