What is the difference between Twilight Blue and Luftwaffe Uniform?

ΔE 7 (close). Luftwaffe Uniform is more muted, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Twilight Blue vs Luftwaffe Uniform

Twilight Blue

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

Luftwaffe Uniform

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.816
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #3c3f4f (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 6.6, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Luftwaffe Uniform is more muted, warmer than Twilight Blue.

Can I use Luftwaffe Uniform instead of Twilight Blue?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 7). Luftwaffe Uniform is more muted, warmer than Twilight Blue.

Can I use Twilight Blue instead of Luftwaffe Uniform?

The same difference applies the other way round: Twilight Blue is more saturated, 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 Luftwaffe Uniform 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 Luftwaffe Uniform
Twilight Blue vs Abyssal Turquoise (72.120)Game Color · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Luftwaffe Uniform
Twilight Blue vs Grey Blue (71.005)Model Air · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Luftwaffe Uniform

Other Reaper paints close to Luftwaffe Uniform

Luftwaffe Uniform vs Templar Blue (09056)Master Series Paints · ΔE 8, close
Luftwaffe Uniform vs Dark Elf Shadow (09163)Master Series Paints · ΔE 9, close
Luftwaffe Uniform vs Stormcover Grey (09172)Master Series Paints · ΔE 10, close

All matches: Twilight Blue equivalents · Luftwaffe Uniform equivalents