Paints › Reaper › Twilight Blue › vs Dark Grey BlueTwilight Blue vs Dark Grey Blue
Brand Reaper Range Master Series Paints Code 09020 Type an opaque base/layer paint Swatch #36485d (estimate)
Brand Vallejo Range Model Air Code 71.054 Type an opaque base/layer paint Swatch #3f454f (estimate) How close are they?
ΔE 7.9, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Dark Grey Blue is more muted than Twilight Blue.
Can I use Dark Grey Blue instead of Twilight Blue? Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 8). Dark Grey Blue is more muted than Twilight Blue.
Can I use Twilight Blue instead of Dark Grey Blue? The same difference applies the other way round: Twilight Blue is more saturated.
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 Twilight Blue on the colour wheel See Dark Grey Blue on the colour wheel
Other Vallejo paints close to Twilight Blue Other Reaper paints close to Dark Grey Blue All matches: Twilight Blue equivalents · Dark Grey Blue equivalents
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Chart-listed matches come from the Two Thin Coats Paint Comparison Chart 2024, the Army Painter Warpaints Fanatic conversion chart, the AK 3rd Generation Acrylics equivalence table (2021) and the Herrick Games hobby paint comparison chart; the rest are a nearest-colour calculation.
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