What is the difference between Mint Green and Aquamarine?

ΔE 24 (loose). Aquamarine is a little darker, more muted, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Mint Green vs Aquamarine

Mint Green

Brand: AK Interactive
Range: 3rd Gen Standard
Code: AK11143
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #48cfb3 (estimate)

Aquamarine

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Game Color
Code: 72.119
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #01c0cf (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 24.3, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Aquamarine is a little darker, more muted, cooler than Mint Green.

Can I use Aquamarine instead of Mint Green?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 24). Aquamarine is a little darker, more muted, cooler than Mint Green.

Can I use Mint Green instead of Aquamarine?

The same difference applies the other way round: Mint Green is a little lighter, more saturated, 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 Mint Green on the colour wheel See Aquamarine on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Mint Green

Mint Green vs Foul Green (72.025)Game Color · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Aquamarine
Mint Green vs Jade Green (72.026)Game Color · ΔE 14, fair · closer than Aquamarine
Mint Green vs Cockpit E.G.“Faded” (71.331)Model Air · ΔE 21, loose · closer than Aquamarine

Other AK Interactive paints close to Aquamarine

Aquamarine vs Deep Sky Blue (AK11176)3rd Gen Standard · ΔE 14, fair · closer than Mint Green
Aquamarine vs Sky Blue (AK11175)3rd Gen Standard · ΔE 16, loose · closer than Mint Green
Aquamarine vs Emerald (AK11144)3rd Gen Standard · ΔE 20, loose · closer than Mint Green

All matches: Mint Green equivalents · Aquamarine equivalents