What is the difference between Dark Gray 1 and Grey Blue RLM84?

ΔE 6 (close). Grey Blue RLM84 is a little lighter. Swatch colours are estimates.

Dark Gray 1 vs Grey Blue RLM84

Dark Gray 1

Brand: Mr. Hobby
Range: Aqueous Hobby Color
Code: H-82
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #918f88 (estimate)

Grey Blue RLM84

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.103
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #939c91 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 6.2, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Grey Blue RLM84 is a little lighter than Dark Gray 1.

Can I use Grey Blue RLM84 instead of Dark Gray 1?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 6). Grey Blue RLM84 is a little lighter than Dark Gray 1.

Can I use Dark Gray 1 instead of Grey Blue RLM84?

The same difference applies the other way round: Dark Gray 1 is a little darker.

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 Gray 1 on the colour wheel See Grey Blue RLM84 on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Dark Gray 1

Dark Gray 1 vs IJN Medium Grey (71.312)Model Air · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Grey Blue RLM84
Dark Gray 1 vs AMT-1 Lt. Grey. Brown (71.320)Model Air · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Grey Blue RLM84
Dark Gray 1 vs M495 Light Gray (71.298)Model Air · ΔE 6, close

Other Mr. Hobby paints close to Grey Blue RLM84

Grey Blue RLM84 vs Light Aircraft Gray BS381C 627 (C-332)Mr. Color · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Dark Gray 1
Grey Blue RLM84 vs Gray FS26440 (C-325)Mr. Color · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Dark Gray 1
Grey Blue RLM84 vs Gray Green (C-128)Mr. Color · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Dark Gray 1

All matches: Dark Gray 1 equivalents · Grey Blue RLM84 equivalents