What is the difference between Incubi Darkness and Turquoise?

ΔE 9 (close). Turquoise is a little lighter, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Incubi Darkness vs Turquoise

Incubi Darkness

Brand: Citadel / Warhammer
Range: Colour: Base
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #0a3a4a (estimate)

Turquoise

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.966
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #1d445f (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 9.2, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Turquoise is a little lighter, warmer than Incubi Darkness.

Can I use Turquoise instead of Incubi Darkness?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 9). Turquoise is a little lighter, warmer than Incubi Darkness.

Can I use Incubi Darkness instead of Turquoise?

The same difference applies the other way round: Incubi Darkness is a little darker, 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 Incubi Darkness on the colour wheel See Turquoise on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Incubi Darkness

Incubi Darkness vs Steel Blue (71.087)Model Air · ΔE 6, close · closer than Turquoise
Incubi Darkness vs Dk Mediterr. Blue (71.313)Model Air · ΔE 11, fair
Incubi Darkness vs Signal Blue (71.091)Model Air · ΔE 11, fair

Other Citadel paints close to Turquoise

Turquoise vs Thunderhawk BlueColour: Layer · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Incubi Darkness
Turquoise vs Nocturne GreenColour: Base · ΔE 9, close · closer than Incubi Darkness
Turquoise vs The FangColour: Base · ΔE 10, fair

All matches: Incubi Darkness equivalents · Turquoise equivalents