Dark Angels Green vs Heretic Turquoise

Dark Angels Green

Brand
Citadel / Warhammer
Range
Colour: Contrast
Type
a one-coat contrast-style paint
Swatch
#2a5a3a (estimate)

Heretic Turquoise

Brand
Vallejo
Range
Xpress Color
Code
72.481
Type
a one-coat contrast-style paint
Swatch
#1a4947 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 20.1, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Heretic Turquoise is a little darker, more muted, cooler than Dark Angels Green.

Can I use Heretic Turquoise instead of Dark Angels Green?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 20). Heretic Turquoise is a little darker, more muted, cooler than Dark Angels Green.

Can I use Dark Angels Green instead of Heretic Turquoise?

The same difference applies the other way round: Dark Angels Green is a little lighter, more saturated, warmer.

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 Dark Angels Green on the colour wheel See Heretic Turquoise on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Dark Angels Green

Other Citadel paints close to Heretic Turquoise

All matches: Dark Angels Green equivalents · Heretic Turquoise equivalents

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