What is the difference between Tyrian Navy and Basilisk Green?

ΔE 9 (close). Basilisk Green is warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Tyrian Navy vs Basilisk Green

Tyrian Navy

Brand: Army Painter
Range: Speedpaint 2.0
Type: a one-coat contrast-style paint
Swatch: #2e3c48 (estimate)

Basilisk Green

Brand: Scale75
Range: Instant Colors
Code: SIN43
Type: a one-coat contrast-style paint
Swatch: #253939 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 9.0, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Basilisk Green is warmer than Tyrian Navy.

Can I use Basilisk Green instead of Tyrian Navy?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 9). Basilisk Green is warmer than Tyrian Navy.

Can I use Tyrian Navy instead of Basilisk Green?

The same difference applies the other way round: Tyrian Navy 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 Tyrian Navy on the colour wheel See Basilisk Green on the colour wheel

Other Scale75 paints close to Tyrian Navy

Tyrian Navy vs Dark Kraken (SIN45)Instant Colors · ΔE 10, fair
Tyrian Navy vs Golem Grey (SIN42)Instant Colors · ΔE 11, fair
Tyrian Navy vs Remove Mana (SIN26)Instant Colors · ΔE 11, fair

Other Army Painter paints close to Basilisk Green

Basilisk Green vs Turnbull Turquoise (Vol. 2 Speedpaint)John Blanche Vol. 1-4 · ΔE 9, close
Basilisk Green vs Gunner CamoSpeedpaint 2.0 · ΔE 11, fair
Basilisk Green vs Grim BlackSpeedpaint 2.0 · ΔE 13, fair

All matches: Tyrian Navy equivalents · Basilisk Green equivalents