What is the difference between Oxidation Green and Dark Blue RLM24?

ΔE 12 (fair). Dark Blue RLM24 is more saturated, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Oxidation Green vs Dark Blue RLM24

Oxidation Green

Brand: Two Thin Coats
Range: Triads: shadows
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #34454d (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 12.4, fair: the same colour family, but not a straight swap. Dark Blue RLM24 is more saturated, warmer than Oxidation Green.

Can I use Dark Blue RLM24 instead of Oxidation Green?

Only where an exact match doesn’t matter, such as a new unit or a highlight. Fair match (ΔE 12). Dark Blue RLM24 is more saturated, warmer than Oxidation Green.

Can I use Oxidation Green instead of Dark Blue RLM24?

The same difference applies the other way round: Oxidation Green is more muted, 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 Oxidation Green on the colour wheel See Dark Blue RLM24 on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Oxidation Green

Oxidation Green vs Black Green (71.018)Model Air · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Dark Blue RLM24
Oxidation Green vs Blue Grey (71.115)Model Air · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Dark Blue RLM24
Oxidation Green vs Dark Grey Blue (71.054)Model Air · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Dark Blue RLM24

Other Two Thin Coats paints close to Dark Blue RLM24

Dark Blue RLM24 vs Abyss BlueTriads: shadows · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Oxidation Green
Dark Blue RLM24 vs Marine BlueTriads: shadows · ΔE 7, close · closer than Oxidation Green
Dark Blue RLM24 vs Faust BlueTriads: shadows · ΔE 13, fair

All matches: Oxidation Green equivalents · Dark Blue RLM24 equivalents