What is the difference between Hydra Turquoise and Haze Gray?

ΔE 16 (loose). Haze Gray is much more muted, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Hydra Turquoise vs Haze Gray

Hydra Turquoise

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

Haze Gray

Brand: Tamiya
Range: TS Spray
Code: TS-32
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #5f848d (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 16.5, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Haze Gray is much more muted, cooler than Hydra Turquoise.

Can I use Haze Gray instead of Hydra Turquoise?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 16). Haze Gray is much more muted, cooler than Hydra Turquoise.

Can I use Hydra Turquoise instead of Haze Gray?

The same difference applies the other way round: Hydra Turquoise is much more saturated, warmer.

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 Haze Gray on the colour wheel

Other Tamiya paints close to Hydra Turquoise

Hydra Turquoise vs Field Blue (XF-50)XF Flat Acrylic · ΔE 11, fair · closer than Haze Gray
Hydra Turquoise vs Intermediate Blue (US Navy) (AS-19)AS Spray (aircraft) · ΔE 13, fair · closer than Haze Gray
Hydra Turquoise vs Medium Blue (XF-18)XF Flat Acrylic · ΔE 16, loose · closer than Haze Gray

Other Army Painter paints close to Haze Gray

Haze Gray vs Bramble Grove (Vol. 3)John Blanche Vol. 1-4 · ΔE 6, close · closer than Hydra Turquoise
Haze Gray vs Tanker Grey (WP4047P)Warpaints Historical · ΔE 9, close · closer than Hydra Turquoise
Haze Gray vs Uniform GreyWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 11, fair · closer than Hydra Turquoise

All matches: Hydra Turquoise equivalents · Haze Gray equivalents