What is the difference between Deep Ocean Blue and Luftwaffe Uniform?

ΔE 8 (close). Luftwaffe Uniform is a little lighter, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Deep Ocean Blue vs Luftwaffe Uniform

Deep Ocean Blue

Brand: Army Painter
Range: Warpaints Fanatic
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #223242 (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 8.3, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Luftwaffe Uniform is a little lighter, warmer than Deep Ocean Blue.

Can I use Luftwaffe Uniform instead of Deep Ocean Blue?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 8). Luftwaffe Uniform is a little lighter, warmer than Deep Ocean Blue.

Can I use Deep Ocean Blue instead of Luftwaffe Uniform?

The same difference applies the other way round: Deep Ocean Blue 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 Deep Ocean Blue on the colour wheel See Luftwaffe Uniform on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Deep Ocean Blue

Deep Ocean Blue vs Signal Blue (71.091)Model Air · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Luftwaffe Uniform
Deep Ocean Blue vs Steel Blue (71.087)Model Air · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Luftwaffe Uniform
Deep Ocean Blue vs Dark Sea Blue (70.898)Model Color · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Luftwaffe Uniform

Other Army Painter paints close to Luftwaffe Uniform

Luftwaffe Uniform vs Night SkyWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Deep Ocean Blue
Luftwaffe Uniform vs Terrestrial TitanWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 7, close · closer than Deep Ocean Blue
Luftwaffe Uniform vs Crow HueWarpaints Air · ΔE 9, close

All matches: Deep Ocean Blue equivalents · Luftwaffe Uniform equivalents