What is the difference between Archaic Turquoise and Incubi Darkness?

ΔE 10 (close). Incubi Darkness is cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Archaic Turquoise vs Incubi Darkness

Archaic Turquoise

Brand: AK Interactive
Range: 3rd Gen Standard
Code: AK11172
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #003639 (estimate)

Incubi Darkness

Brand: Citadel / Warhammer
Range: Colour: Base
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #0a3a4a (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 9.9, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Incubi Darkness is cooler than Archaic Turquoise.

Can I use Incubi Darkness instead of Archaic Turquoise?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 10). Incubi Darkness is cooler than Archaic Turquoise.

Can I use Archaic Turquoise instead of Incubi Darkness?

The same difference applies the other way round: Archaic Turquoise is warmer.

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 Archaic Turquoise on the colour wheel See Incubi Darkness on the colour wheel

Other Citadel paints close to Archaic Turquoise

Archaic Turquoise vs Dark ReaperColour: Layer · ΔE 11, fair
Archaic Turquoise vs Nocturne GreenColour: Base · ΔE 13, fair
Archaic Turquoise vs Lupercal GreenColour: Base · ΔE 15, loose

Other AK Interactive paints close to Incubi Darkness

Incubi Darkness vs Medium Blue (AK11184)3rd Gen Standard · ΔE 2, very close · closer than Archaic Turquoise
Incubi Darkness vs Star Blue (AK11185)3rd Gen Standard · ΔE 8, close · closer than Archaic Turquoise
Incubi Darkness vs Light Prussian Blue (AK11186)3rd Gen Standard · ΔE 9, close · closer than Archaic Turquoise

All matches: Archaic Turquoise equivalents · Incubi Darkness equivalents