What is the difference between Duck Blue and Turquoise?

ΔE 8 (close). Turquoise is a little lighter. Swatch colours are estimates.

Duck Blue vs Turquoise

Duck Blue

Brand: AMMO by Mig
Range: ATOM
Code: ATOM-20117
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #0d809f (estimate)

Turquoise

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Game Color
Code: 72.024
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #0b95b5 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 8.3, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Turquoise is a little lighter than Duck Blue.

Can I use Turquoise instead of Duck Blue?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 8). Turquoise is a little lighter than Duck Blue.

Can I use Duck Blue instead of Turquoise?

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

Other Vallejo paints close to Duck Blue

Duck Blue vs Russian AF Blue (71.333)Model Air · ΔE 10, close
Duck Blue vs Blue Green (70.808)Model Color · ΔE 10, close
Duck Blue vs Light Turquoise (70.840)Model Color · ΔE 12, fair

Other AMMO by Mig paints close to Turquoise

Turquoise vs Green Blue (AMMO.F-543)Acrylic Colors for Figures · ΔE 10, close
Turquoise vs Cyan (AMMO.F-526)Acrylic Colors for Figures · ΔE 11, fair
Turquoise vs Green Blue (ATOM-20113)ATOM · ΔE 13, fair

All matches: Duck Blue equivalents · Turquoise equivalents