Scarab Green vs Ink Dark Turquoise

Scarab Green

Brand
Army Painter
Range
Warpaints Fanatic
Type
an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch
#1f3c42 (estimate)

Ink Dark Turquoise

Brand
Vallejo
Range
Game Color Ink
Code
72.084
Type
an ink, glaze or transparent paint
Swatch
#143736 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 6.1, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Ink Dark Turquoise is warmer than Scarab Green. They are different kinds of paint: Army Painter Scarab Green is an opaque base/layer paint and Vallejo Ink Dark 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 Ink Dark Turquoise instead of Scarab Green?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 6). Ink Dark Turquoise is warmer than Scarab Green. They are different kinds of paint.

Can I use Scarab Green instead of Ink Dark Turquoise?

The same difference applies the other way round: Scarab Green is 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 Scarab Green on the colour wheel See Ink Dark Turquoise on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Scarab Green

Other Army Painter paints close to Ink Dark Turquoise

All matches: Scarab Green equivalents · Ink Dark Turquoise equivalents

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