What is the difference between Necromancer Cloak and Intermediate Blue?

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

Necromancer Cloak vs Intermediate Blue

Necromancer Cloak

Brand: Army Painter
Range: Warpaints Legacy
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 Necromancer Cloak.

Can I use Intermediate Blue instead of Necromancer Cloak?

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

Can I use Necromancer Cloak instead of Intermediate Blue?

The same difference applies the other way round: Necromancer Cloak 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 Necromancer Cloak on the colour wheel See Intermediate Blue on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Necromancer Cloak

Necromancer Cloak vs Med. Gunship Gray (71.097)Model Air · ΔE 2, very close · closer than Intermediate Blue
Necromancer Cloak vs AMT-11 Blue Grey (71.304)Model Air · ΔE 2, very close · closer than Intermediate Blue
Necromancer Cloak 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 Necromancer Cloak
Intermediate Blue vs Deep GreyWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 6, close
Intermediate Blue vs Iron WolfWarpaints Air · ΔE 7, close

All matches: Necromancer Cloak equivalents · Intermediate Blue equivalents