What is the difference between Hydra Turquoise and Green Oxide?

ΔE 19 (loose). Green Oxide is a little darker, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Hydra Turquoise vs Green Oxide

Hydra Turquoise

Brand: Army Painter
Range: Warpaints Air
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #0a8a98 (estimate)

Green Oxide

Brand: Pro Acryl
Range: Standard / Signature / AMP
Code: S16
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #2f7a6a (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 19.2, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Green Oxide is a little darker, warmer than Hydra Turquoise.

Can I use Green Oxide instead of Hydra Turquoise?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 19). Green Oxide is a little darker, warmer than Hydra Turquoise.

Can I use Hydra Turquoise instead of Green Oxide?

The same difference applies the other way round: Hydra Turquoise is a little lighter, 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 Hydra Turquoise on the colour wheel See Green Oxide on the colour wheel

Other Pro Acryl paints close to Hydra Turquoise

Hydra Turquoise vs Turquoise (054)Standard / Signature / AMP · ΔE 10, fair · closer than Green Oxide
Hydra Turquoise vs Phthalo Turquoise Light (E019)Expert Acrylics · ΔE 12, fair · closer than Green Oxide
Hydra Turquoise vs Dark Turquoise (S34)Standard / Signature / AMP · ΔE 14, fair · closer than Green Oxide

Other Army Painter paints close to Green Oxide

Green Oxide vs Medieval ForestWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Hydra Turquoise
Green Oxide vs Wizards OrbWarpaints Air · ΔE 6, close · closer than Hydra Turquoise
Green Oxide vs Exile GreenWarpaints Air · ΔE 9, close · closer than Hydra Turquoise

All matches: Hydra Turquoise equivalents · Green Oxide equivalents