What is the difference between Dark Turquoise and Blue Green?

ΔE 9 (close). Blue Green is a little lighter. Swatch colours are estimates.

Dark Turquoise vs Blue Green

Dark Turquoise

Brand: AMMO by Mig
Range: IONIC Smart Colors
Code: IONIC-0104
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #1b6875 (estimate)

Blue Green

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.808
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #2b7e8d (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 8.7, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Blue Green is a little lighter than Dark Turquoise.

Can I use Blue Green instead of Dark Turquoise?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 9). Blue Green is a little lighter than Dark Turquoise.

Can I use Dark Turquoise instead of Blue Green?

The same difference applies the other way round: Dark Turquoise 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 Dark Turquoise on the colour wheel See Blue Green on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Dark Turquoise

Dark Turquoise vs Faded P.R.U. Blue (71.109)Model Air · ΔE 12, fair
Dark Turquoise vs Scurvy Green (72.027)Game Color · ΔE 12, fair
Dark Turquoise vs IDF Blue (71.113)Model Air · ΔE 13, fair

Other AMMO by Mig paints close to Blue Green

Blue Green vs Green Blue (AMMO.F-543)Acrylic Colors for Figures · ΔE 6, close · closer than Dark Turquoise
Blue Green vs French Blue (ATOM-20105)ATOM · ΔE 9, close · closer than Dark Turquoise
Blue Green vs Turquoise (IONIC-0106)IONIC Smart Colors · ΔE 9, close

All matches: Dark Turquoise equivalents · Blue Green equivalents