What is the difference between Dark Gray and Intermediate Blue?

ΔE 9 (close). Intermediate Blue is more muted, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Dark Gray vs Intermediate Blue

Dark Gray

Brand: Tamiya
Range: XF Flat Acrylic
Code: XF-24
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #426d7d (estimate)

Intermediate Blue

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.299
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #526271 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 9.0, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Intermediate Blue is more muted, warmer than Dark Gray.

Can I use Intermediate Blue instead of Dark Gray?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 9). Intermediate Blue is more muted, warmer than Dark Gray.

Can I use Dark Gray instead of Intermediate Blue?

The same difference applies the other way round: Dark Gray 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 Dark Gray on the colour wheel See Intermediate Blue on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Dark Gray

Dark Gray vs Faded P.R.U. Blue (71.109)Model Air · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Intermediate Blue
Dark Gray vs IDF Blue (71.113)Model Air · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Intermediate Blue
Dark Gray vs USAF Light Blue (71.111)Model Air · ΔE 7, close · closer than Intermediate Blue

Other Tamiya paints close to Intermediate Blue

Intermediate Blue vs Light Gray (XF-66)XF Flat Acrylic · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Dark Gray
Intermediate Blue vs IJN Gray (Sasebo Arsenal) (XF-77)XF Flat Acrylic · ΔE 7, close · closer than Dark Gray
Intermediate Blue vs IJN Gray (Sasebo Arsenal) (TS-67)TS Spray · ΔE 7, close · closer than Dark Gray

All matches: Dark Gray equivalents · Intermediate Blue equivalents