What is the difference between Caspian Blue and Dark Blue RLM24?

ΔE 14 (fair). Dark Blue RLM24 is noticeably darker, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Caspian Blue vs Dark Blue RLM24

Caspian Blue

Brand: Scale75
Range: Scalecolor
Code: SC07
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #3d6173 (estimate)

Dark Blue RLM24

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.266
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #314560 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 13.8, fair: the same colour family, but not a straight swap. Dark Blue RLM24 is noticeably darker, warmer than Caspian Blue.

Can I use Dark Blue RLM24 instead of Caspian Blue?

Only where an exact match doesn’t matter, such as a new unit or a highlight. Fair match (ΔE 14). Dark Blue RLM24 is noticeably darker, warmer than Caspian Blue.

Can I use Caspian Blue instead of Dark Blue RLM24?

The same difference applies the other way round: Caspian Blue is noticeably 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 Caspian Blue on the colour wheel See Dark Blue RLM24 on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Caspian Blue

Caspian Blue vs USAF Light Blue (71.111)Model Air · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Dark Blue RLM24
Caspian Blue vs Faded P.R.U. Blue (71.109)Model Air · ΔE 6, close · closer than Dark Blue RLM24
Caspian Blue vs Intermediate Blue (71.299)Model Air · ΔE 7, close · closer than Dark Blue RLM24

Other Scale75 paints close to Dark Blue RLM24

Dark Blue RLM24 vs Cantabric Blue (SC53)Scalecolor · ΔE 10, close · closer than Caspian Blue
Dark Blue RLM24 vs Graphene Gray (SC58)Scalecolor · ΔE 12, fair · closer than Caspian Blue
Dark Blue RLM24 vs Huldra Blue (SFG26)Fantasy & Games · ΔE 13, fair · closer than Caspian Blue

All matches: Caspian Blue equivalents · Dark Blue RLM24 equivalents