What is the difference between Turnbull Turquoise and Snake Green?

ΔE 17 (loose). Snake Green is more saturated, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Turnbull Turquoise vs Snake Green

Turnbull Turquoise

Brand: Army Painter
Range: John Blanche Vol. 1-4
Code: Vol. 2 Speedpaint
Type: a one-coat contrast-style paint
Swatch: #2a4b52 (estimate)

Snake Green

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Xpress Color
Code: 72.417
Type: a one-coat contrast-style paint
Swatch: #195142 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 16.9, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Snake Green is more saturated, warmer than Turnbull Turquoise.

Can I use Snake Green instead of Turnbull Turquoise?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 17). Snake Green is more saturated, warmer than Turnbull Turquoise.

Can I use Turnbull Turquoise instead of Snake Green?

The same difference applies the other way round: Turnbull Turquoise is more muted, 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 Turnbull Turquoise on the colour wheel See Snake Green on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Turnbull Turquoise

Turnbull Turquoise vs Space Grey (72.422)Xpress Color · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Snake Green
Turnbull Turquoise vs Caribbean Turquoise (72.414)Xpress Color · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Snake Green
Turnbull Turquoise vs Heretic Turquoise (72.481)Xpress Color · ΔE 8, close · closer than Snake Green

Other Army Painter paints close to Snake Green

Snake Green vs Gunner CamoSpeedpaint 2.0 · ΔE 8, close · closer than Turnbull Turquoise
Snake Green vs Burnt MossSpeedpaint 2.0 · ΔE 12, fair · closer than Turnbull Turquoise
Snake Green vs Absolution GreenSpeedpaint 2.0 · ΔE 13, fair · closer than Turnbull Turquoise

All matches: Turnbull Turquoise equivalents · Snake Green equivalents