What is the difference between Sea Blue and Intermediate Blue?

ΔE 18 (loose). Intermediate Blue is much more muted, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Sea Blue vs Intermediate Blue

Sea Blue

Brand: Kimera Kolors
Range: Signature Series
Code: Signature
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #026a87 (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 17.7, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Intermediate Blue is much more muted, warmer than Sea Blue.

Can I use Intermediate Blue instead of Sea Blue?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 18). Intermediate Blue is much more muted, warmer than Sea Blue.

Can I use Sea Blue instead of Intermediate Blue?

The same difference applies the other way round: Sea Blue is much 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 Sea Blue on the colour wheel See Intermediate Blue on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Sea Blue

Sea Blue vs Light Turquoise (70.840)Model Color · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Intermediate Blue
Sea Blue vs Blue Green (70.808)Model Color · ΔE 12, fair · closer than Intermediate Blue
Sea Blue vs IDF Blue (71.113)Model Air · ΔE 12, fair · closer than Intermediate Blue

Other Kimera Kolors paints close to Intermediate Blue

Intermediate Blue vs Silver Grey (Signature)Signature Series · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Sea Blue
Intermediate Blue vs Cold Armour (Signature)Signature Series · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Sea Blue
Intermediate Blue vs Cobalt Violet Grey (Signature)Signature Series · ΔE 9, close · closer than Sea Blue

All matches: Sea Blue equivalents · Intermediate Blue equivalents