What is the difference between Psychic Shock and Adriatic Blue?

ΔE 20 (loose). Adriatic Blue is a little darker, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Psychic Shock vs Adriatic Blue

Psychic Shock

Brand: Army Painter
Range: Warpaints Air
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #48b0a0 (estimate)

Adriatic Blue

Brand: Scale75
Range: Scalecolor
Code: SC15
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #02a2b5 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 20.4, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Adriatic Blue is a little darker, cooler than Psychic Shock.

Can I use Adriatic Blue instead of Psychic Shock?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 20). Adriatic Blue is a little darker, cooler than Psychic Shock.

Can I use Psychic Shock instead of Adriatic Blue?

The same difference applies the other way round: Psychic Shock is a little lighter, 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 Psychic Shock on the colour wheel See Adriatic Blue on the colour wheel

Other Scale75 paints close to Psychic Shock

Psychic Shock vs Caribbean Blue (SC49)Scalecolor · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Adriatic Blue
Psychic Shock vs Surfer Orc Flesh (SFG22)Fantasy & Games · ΔE 9, close · closer than Adriatic Blue
Psychic Shock vs Jade Green (Artist)Scalecolor Artist · ΔE 17, loose · closer than Adriatic Blue

Other Army Painter paints close to Adriatic Blue

Adriatic Blue vs Turquoise SirenWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 8, close · closer than Psychic Shock
Adriatic Blue vs Royal CloakWarpaints Legacy · ΔE 8, close · closer than Psychic Shock
Adriatic Blue vs Phantasmal BlueWarpaints Air · ΔE 9, close · closer than Psychic Shock

All matches: Psychic Shock equivalents · Adriatic Blue equivalents