Deep Azure vs Cobalt Turquoise

Deep Azure

Brand
Army Painter
Range
Warpaints Fanatic
Type
an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch
#006a78 (estimate)

Cobalt Turquoise

Brand
Golden
Range
High Flow
Code
8503
Type
an ink, glaze or transparent paint
Swatch
#387e84 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 9.7, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Cobalt Turquoise is a little lighter, warmer than Deep Azure. They are different kinds of paint: Army Painter Deep Azure is an opaque base/layer paint and Golden Cobalt Turquoise is an ink, glaze or transparent paint, so they won’t behave the same on the model even where the colour is close.

Can I use Cobalt Turquoise instead of Deep Azure?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 10). Cobalt Turquoise is a little lighter, warmer than Deep Azure. They are different kinds of paint.

Can I use Deep Azure instead of Cobalt Turquoise?

The same difference applies the other way round: Deep Azure is a little darker, 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 Deep Azure on the colour wheel See Cobalt Turquoise on the colour wheel

Other Golden paints close to Deep Azure

Other Army Painter paints close to Cobalt Turquoise

All matches: Deep Azure equivalents · Cobalt Turquoise equivalents

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