What is the difference between Blue Mountain and Dark Blue RLM24?

ΔE 7 (close). Dark Blue RLM24 is a little darker, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Blue Mountain vs Dark Blue RLM24

Blue Mountain

Brand: Nocturna Models
Range: N-Paint Basic
Code: NA12
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #495067 (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 7.4, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Dark Blue RLM24 is a little darker, cooler than Blue Mountain.

Can I use Dark Blue RLM24 instead of Blue Mountain?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 7). Dark Blue RLM24 is a little darker, cooler than Blue Mountain.

Can I use Blue Mountain instead of Dark Blue RLM24?

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

Other Vallejo paints close to Blue Mountain

Blue Mountain vs Engine Gray (71.048)Model Air · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Dark Blue RLM24
Blue Mountain vs Grey Blue (71.005)Model Air · ΔE 7, close · closer than Dark Blue RLM24
Blue Mountain vs Med. Gunship Gray (71.097)Model Air · ΔE 8, close

Other Nocturna Models paints close to Dark Blue RLM24

Dark Blue RLM24 vs Dead Purple (NA17)N-Paint Basic · ΔE 15, loose
Dark Blue RLM24 vs Darkness Grey (NA11)N-Paint Basic · ΔE 17, loose
Dark Blue RLM24 vs Purple Black (NA09)N-Paint Basic · ΔE 19, loose

All matches: Blue Mountain equivalents · Dark Blue RLM24 equivalents