What is the difference between Night Sky and Dark Blue RLM24?

ΔE 7 (close). Dark Blue RLM24 is more saturated, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Night Sky vs Dark Blue RLM24

Night Sky

Brand: Army Painter
Range: Warpaints Fanatic
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #394858 (estimate)

Dark Blue RLM24

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.266
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #314560 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 7.3, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Dark Blue RLM24 is more saturated, warmer than Night Sky.

Can I use Dark Blue RLM24 instead of Night Sky?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 7). Dark Blue RLM24 is more saturated, warmer than Night Sky.

Can I use Night Sky instead of Dark Blue RLM24?

The same difference applies the other way round: Night Sky is more muted, 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 Night Sky on the colour wheel See Dark Blue RLM24 on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Night Sky

Night Sky vs Grey Blue (71.005)Model Air · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Dark Blue RLM24
Night Sky vs Dark Grey Blue (71.054)Model Air · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Dark Blue RLM24
Night Sky vs Blue Grey (71.115)Model Air · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Dark Blue RLM24

Other Army Painter paints close to Dark Blue RLM24

Dark Blue RLM24 vs Thunderous BlueWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 8, close
Dark Blue RLM24 vs Shadow Thorn (Vol. 3)John Blanche Vol. 1-4 · ΔE 8, close
Dark Blue RLM24 vs Dark SkyWarpaints Air · ΔE 9, close

All matches: Night Sky equivalents · Dark Blue RLM24 equivalents