What is the difference between Blue Mountain and Oxford Blue?

ΔE 11 (fair). Oxford Blue is a little darker, more saturated, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Blue Mountain vs Oxford Blue

Blue Mountain

Brand: Nocturna Models
Range: N-Paint Basic
Code: NA12
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #495067 (estimate)

Oxford Blue

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.807
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #373a59 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 10.9, fair: the same colour family, but not a straight swap. Oxford Blue is a little darker, more saturated, warmer than Blue Mountain.

Can I use Oxford Blue instead of Blue Mountain?

Only where an exact match doesn’t matter, such as a new unit or a highlight. Fair match (ΔE 11). Oxford Blue is a little darker, more saturated, warmer than Blue Mountain.

Can I use Blue Mountain instead of Oxford Blue?

The same difference applies the other way round: Blue Mountain is a little lighter, more muted, 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 Blue Mountain on the colour wheel See Oxford Blue 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 Oxford Blue
Blue Mountain vs Grey Blue (71.005)Model Air · ΔE 7, close · closer than Oxford Blue
Blue Mountain vs Dark Blue RLM24 (71.266)Model Air · ΔE 7, close · closer than Oxford Blue

Other Nocturna Models paints close to Oxford Blue

Oxford Blue vs Dead Purple (NA17)N-Paint Basic · ΔE 10, close · closer than Blue Mountain
Oxford Blue vs Nocturne Skin (NA02)N-Paint Basic · ΔE 17, loose
Oxford Blue vs Crimson Hell (NA18)N-Paint Basic · ΔE 18, loose

All matches: Blue Mountain equivalents · Oxford Blue equivalents