What is the difference between Medium Blue and Nocturne Green?

ΔE 7 (close). Nocturne Green is a little lighter. Swatch colours are estimates.

Medium Blue vs Nocturne Green

Medium Blue

Brand: AK Interactive
Range: 3rd Gen Standard
Code: AK11184
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #083947 (estimate)

Nocturne Green

Brand: Citadel / Warhammer
Range: Colour: Base
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #1a4a5a (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 7.4, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Nocturne Green is a little lighter than Medium Blue.

Can I use Nocturne Green instead of Medium Blue?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 7). Nocturne Green is a little lighter than Medium Blue.

Can I use Medium Blue instead of Nocturne Green?

The same difference applies the other way round: Medium Blue is a little darker.

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 Medium Blue on the colour wheel See Nocturne Green on the colour wheel

Other Citadel paints close to Medium Blue

Medium Blue vs Incubi DarknessColour: Base · ΔE 2, very close · closer than Nocturne Green
Medium Blue vs Dark ReaperColour: Layer · ΔE 10, close
Medium Blue vs Thunderhawk BlueColour: Layer · ΔE 10, fair

Other AK Interactive paints close to Nocturne Green

Nocturne Green vs Star Blue (AK11185)3rd Gen Standard · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Medium Blue
Nocturne Green vs Night Blue (AK17025)AK Quick Gen · ΔE 8, close
Nocturne Green vs IJN/IJA Aotake (AK11898)3rd Gen Air Series · ΔE 10, close

All matches: Medium Blue equivalents · Nocturne Green equivalents