What is the difference between Twilight Blue and Dk Mediterr. Blue?

ΔE 9 (close). Dk Mediterr. Blue is a little darker, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Twilight Blue vs Dk Mediterr. Blue

Twilight Blue

Brand: Reaper
Range: Master Series Paints
Code: 09020
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #36485d (estimate)

Dk Mediterr. Blue

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.313
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #24344c (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 9.1, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Dk Mediterr. Blue is a little darker, warmer than Twilight Blue.

Can I use Dk Mediterr. Blue instead of Twilight Blue?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 9). Dk Mediterr. Blue is a little darker, warmer than Twilight Blue.

Can I use Twilight Blue instead of Dk Mediterr. Blue?

The same difference applies the other way round: Twilight Blue is a little lighter, 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 Twilight Blue on the colour wheel See Dk Mediterr. Blue on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Twilight Blue

Twilight Blue vs Dark Blue RLM24 (71.266)Model Air · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Dk Mediterr. Blue
Twilight Blue vs Abyssal Turquoise (72.120)Game Color · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Dk Mediterr. Blue
Twilight Blue vs Grey Blue (71.005)Model Air · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Dk Mediterr. Blue

Other Reaper paints close to Dk Mediterr. Blue

Dk Mediterr. Blue vs Ritterlich Blue (09115)Master Series Paints · ΔE 7, close · closer than Twilight Blue
Dk Mediterr. Blue vs Ultramarine Shadow (09187)Master Series Paints · ΔE 8, close · closer than Twilight Blue
Dk Mediterr. Blue vs Steely Blue (09151)Master Series Paints · ΔE 9, close

All matches: Twilight Blue equivalents · Dk Mediterr. Blue equivalents