What is the difference between The Fang and Dark Blue RLM24?

ΔE 9 (close). Dark Blue RLM24 is a little darker, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

The Fang vs Dark Blue RLM24

The Fang

Brand: Citadel / Warhammer
Range: Colour: Air
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #3a5a7a (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 9.3, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Dark Blue RLM24 is a little darker, warmer than The Fang.

Can I use Dark Blue RLM24 instead of The Fang?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 9). Dark Blue RLM24 is a little darker, warmer than The Fang.

Can I use The Fang instead of Dark Blue RLM24?

The same difference applies the other way round: The Fang is a little lighter, 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 The Fang on the colour wheel See Dark Blue RLM24 on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to The Fang

The Fang vs Abyssal Turquoise (72.120)Game Color · ΔE 7, close · closer than Dark Blue RLM24
The Fang vs Grey Blue (70.943)Model Color · ΔE 9, close · closer than Dark Blue RLM24
The Fang vs USAF Light Blue (71.111)Model Air · ΔE 10, close

Other Citadel paints close to Dark Blue RLM24

Dark Blue RLM24 vs Thunderhawk BlueColour: Layer · ΔE 6, very close · closer than The Fang
Dark Blue RLM24 vs The FangColour: Base · ΔE 9, close
Dark Blue RLM24 vs Nocturne GreenColour: Base · ΔE 12, fair

All matches: The Fang equivalents · Dark Blue RLM24 equivalents