Raging Sea vs Cobalt Turquoise

Raging Sea

Brand
Army Painter
Range
Speedpaint 2.0
Type
a one-coat contrast-style paint
Swatch
#10a8bc (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 19.5, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Cobalt Turquoise is noticeably darker, much more muted, warmer than Raging Sea. They are different kinds of paint: Army Painter Raging Sea is a one-coat contrast-style 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 Raging Sea?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 20). Cobalt Turquoise is noticeably darker, much more muted, warmer than Raging Sea. They are different kinds of paint.

Can I use Raging Sea instead of Cobalt Turquoise?

The same difference applies the other way round: Raging Sea is noticeably lighter, much more saturated, 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 Raging Sea on the colour wheel See Cobalt Turquoise on the colour wheel

Other Golden paints close to Raging Sea

Other Army Painter paints close to Cobalt Turquoise

All matches: Raging Sea equivalents · Cobalt Turquoise equivalents

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