What is the difference between Baharroth Blue and Aquamarine?

ΔE 28 (loose). Aquamarine is a little lighter, more saturated, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Baharroth Blue vs Aquamarine

Baharroth Blue

Brand: Citadel / Warhammer
Range: Colour: Layer
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #4aa0d0 (estimate)

Aquamarine

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Game Color
Code: 72.119
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #01c0cf (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 27.9, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Aquamarine is a little lighter, more saturated, warmer than Baharroth Blue.

Can I use Aquamarine instead of Baharroth Blue?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 28). Aquamarine is a little lighter, more saturated, warmer than Baharroth Blue.

Can I use Baharroth Blue instead of Aquamarine?

The same difference applies the other way round: Baharroth Blue is a little darker, 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 Baharroth Blue on the colour wheel See Aquamarine on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Baharroth Blue

Baharroth Blue vs Light Sea Blue (71.089)Model Air · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Aquamarine
Baharroth Blue vs Deep Sky Blue (70.844)Model Color · ΔE 7, close · closer than Aquamarine
Baharroth Blue vs Russian AF Blue (71.333)Model Air · ΔE 7, close · closer than Aquamarine

Other Citadel paints close to Aquamarine

Aquamarine vs Skink BlueColour: Dry · ΔE 22, loose · closer than Baharroth Blue
Aquamarine vs Sotek GreenColour: Layer · ΔE 22, loose · closer than Baharroth Blue
Aquamarine vs Gauss Blaster GreenColour: Layer · ΔE 24, loose · closer than Baharroth Blue

All matches: Baharroth Blue equivalents · Aquamarine equivalents