What is the difference between Star Blue and Abyssal Turquoise?

ΔE 7 (close). Abyssal Turquoise is warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Star Blue vs Abyssal Turquoise

Star Blue

Brand: AK Interactive
Range: 3rd Gen Standard
Code: AK11185
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #044960 (estimate)

Abyssal Turquoise

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Game Color
Code: 72.120
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #2d4d66 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 7.1, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Abyssal Turquoise is warmer than Star Blue.

Can I use Abyssal Turquoise instead of Star Blue?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 7). Abyssal Turquoise is warmer than Star Blue.

Can I use Star Blue instead of Abyssal Turquoise?

The same difference applies the other way round: Star Blue is 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 Star Blue on the colour wheel See Abyssal Turquoise on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Star Blue

Star Blue vs Turquoise (70.966)Model Color · ΔE 6, close · closer than Abyssal Turquoise
Star Blue vs Steel Blue (71.087)Model Air · ΔE 10, close
Star Blue vs Dark Blue RLM24 (71.266)Model Air · ΔE 11, fair

Other AK Interactive paints close to Abyssal Turquoise

Abyssal Turquoise vs Night Blue (AK17025)AK Quick Gen · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Star Blue
Abyssal Turquoise vs Ultramarine Blue (AK17027)AK Quick Gen · ΔE 8, close
Abyssal Turquoise vs RLM 83 (AK11839)3rd Gen Air Series · ΔE 8, close

All matches: Star Blue equivalents · Abyssal Turquoise equivalents