What is the difference between Shadow Thorn and Dark Blue RLM24?

ΔE 8 (close). Dark Blue RLM24 is a little lighter, more muted, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Shadow Thorn vs Dark Blue RLM24

Shadow Thorn

Brand: Army Painter
Range: John Blanche Vol. 1-4
Code: Vol. 3
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #003f5e (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 8.4, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Dark Blue RLM24 is a little lighter, more muted, warmer than Shadow Thorn.

Can I use Dark Blue RLM24 instead of Shadow Thorn?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 8). Dark Blue RLM24 is a little lighter, more muted, warmer than Shadow Thorn.

Can I use Shadow Thorn instead of Dark Blue RLM24?

The same difference applies the other way round: Shadow Thorn is a little darker, more saturated, 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 Shadow Thorn on the colour wheel See Dark Blue RLM24 on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Shadow Thorn

Shadow Thorn vs Turquoise (70.966)Model Color · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Dark Blue RLM24
Shadow Thorn vs Steel Blue (71.087)Model Air · ΔE 8, close · closer than Dark Blue RLM24
Shadow Thorn vs Abyssal Turquoise (72.120)Game Color · ΔE 9, close

Other Army Painter paints close to Dark Blue RLM24

Dark Blue RLM24 vs Night SkyWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 7, close · closer than Shadow Thorn
Dark Blue RLM24 vs Thunderous BlueWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 8, close · closer than Shadow Thorn
Dark Blue RLM24 vs Dark SkyWarpaints Air · ΔE 9, close

All matches: Shadow Thorn equivalents · Dark Blue RLM24 equivalents