What is the difference between Deep Ocean Blue and JASDF Deep Ocean Blue?

ΔE 7 (close). JASDF Deep Ocean Blue is a little darker, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Deep Ocean Blue vs JASDF Deep Ocean Blue

Deep Ocean Blue

Brand: Army Painter
Range: Warpaints Fanatic
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #223242 (estimate)

JASDF Deep Ocean Blue

Brand: Mr. Hobby
Range: Mr. Color
Code: C-375
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #25283b (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 6.7, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. JASDF Deep Ocean Blue is a little darker, warmer than Deep Ocean Blue.

Can I use JASDF Deep Ocean Blue instead of Deep Ocean Blue?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 7). JASDF Deep Ocean Blue is a little darker, warmer than Deep Ocean Blue.

Can I use Deep Ocean Blue instead of JASDF Deep Ocean Blue?

The same difference applies the other way round: Deep Ocean Blue is a little lighter, 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 Deep Ocean Blue on the colour wheel See JASDF Deep Ocean Blue on the colour wheel

Other Mr. Hobby paints close to Deep Ocean Blue

Deep Ocean Blue vs RLM 70 Black Green (C-18)Mr. Color · ΔE 2, very close · closer than JASDF Deep Ocean Blue
Deep Ocean Blue vs Gray FS36081 (C-301)Mr. Color · ΔE 8, close
Deep Ocean Blue vs Gray FS36081 (H-301)Aqueous Hobby Color · ΔE 8, close

Other Army Painter paints close to JASDF Deep Ocean Blue

JASDF Deep Ocean Blue vs Terrestrial TitanWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 6, close · closer than Deep Ocean Blue
JASDF Deep Ocean Blue vs Navy Blue (WP4132P)Warpaints Historical · ΔE 9, close
JASDF Deep Ocean Blue vs Thunder StormWarpaints Air · ΔE 9, close

All matches: Deep Ocean Blue equivalents · JASDF Deep Ocean Blue equivalents