What is the difference between Snow Shadow and IDF Blue?

ΔE 8 (close). IDF Blue is a little darker, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Snow Shadow vs IDF Blue

Snow Shadow

Brand: Reaper
Range: Master Series Paints
Code: 09021
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #687f98 (estimate)

IDF Blue

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.113
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #4f7287 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 7.6, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. IDF Blue is a little darker, cooler than Snow Shadow.

Can I use IDF Blue instead of Snow Shadow?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 8). IDF Blue is a little darker, cooler than Snow Shadow.

Can I use Snow Shadow instead of IDF Blue?

The same difference applies the other way round: Snow Shadow 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 Snow Shadow on the colour wheel See IDF Blue on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Snow Shadow

Snow Shadow vs Pastel Blue (70.901)Model Color · ΔE 4, very close · closer than IDF Blue
Snow Shadow vs Sombre Grey (72.048)Game Color · ΔE 4, very close · closer than IDF Blue
Snow Shadow vs Grey Blue (70.943)Model Color · ΔE 8, close

Other Reaper paints close to IDF Blue

IDF Blue vs Ashen Blue (09057)Master Series Paints · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Snow Shadow
IDF Blue vs Weathered Blue (09153)Master Series Paints · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Snow Shadow
IDF Blue vs Military Blue (09152)Master Series Paints · ΔE 12, fair

All matches: Snow Shadow equivalents · IDF Blue equivalents