What is the difference between Dark Reaper and Intermediate Blue?

ΔE 9 (close). Intermediate Blue is a little lighter, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Dark Reaper vs Intermediate Blue

Dark Reaper

Brand: Citadel / Warhammer
Range: Colour: Layer
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #2a4a50 (estimate)

Intermediate Blue

Brand: Mr. Hobby
Range: Aqueous Hobby Color
Code: H-56
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #315163 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 8.5, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Intermediate Blue is a little lighter, cooler than Dark Reaper.

Can I use Intermediate Blue instead of Dark Reaper?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 9). Intermediate Blue is a little lighter, cooler than Dark Reaper.

Can I use Dark Reaper instead of Intermediate Blue?

The same difference applies the other way round: Dark Reaper 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 Dark Reaper on the colour wheel See Intermediate Blue on the colour wheel

Other Mr. Hobby paints close to Dark Reaper

Dark Reaper vs Dark Seagray BS381C/638 (H-331)Aqueous Hobby Color · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Intermediate Blue
Dark Reaper vs RLM 74 Gray Green (C-36)Mr. Color · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Intermediate Blue
Dark Reaper vs RLM 74 Gray Green (N-68)Acrysion · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Intermediate Blue

Other Citadel paints close to Intermediate Blue

Intermediate Blue vs Thunderhawk BlueColour: Layer · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Dark Reaper
Intermediate Blue vs Nocturne GreenColour: Base · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Dark Reaper
Intermediate Blue vs The FangColour: Base · ΔE 10, close

All matches: Dark Reaper equivalents · Intermediate Blue equivalents