What is the difference between Nocturne Green and Twilight Blue?

ΔE 9 (close). Twilight Blue is warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Nocturne Green vs Twilight Blue

Nocturne Green

Brand: Citadel / Warhammer
Range: Colour: Base
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #1a4a5a (estimate)

Twilight Blue

Brand: Reaper
Range: Master Series Paints
Code: 09020
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #36485d (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 9.4, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Twilight Blue is warmer than Nocturne Green.

Can I use Twilight Blue instead of Nocturne Green?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 9). Twilight Blue is warmer than Nocturne Green.

Can I use Nocturne Green instead of Twilight Blue?

The same difference applies the other way round: Nocturne Green 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 Nocturne Green on the colour wheel See Twilight Blue on the colour wheel

Other Reaper paints close to Nocturne Green

Nocturne Green vs Templar Blue (09056)Master Series Paints · ΔE 6, close · closer than Twilight Blue
Nocturne Green vs Marine Teal (09077)Master Series Paints · ΔE 7, close · closer than Twilight Blue
Nocturne Green vs Deep Ocean (09076)Master Series Paints · ΔE 8, close · closer than Twilight Blue

Other Citadel paints close to Twilight Blue

Twilight Blue vs Thunderhawk BlueColour: Layer · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Nocturne Green
Twilight Blue vs Mechanicus Standard GreyColour: Base · ΔE 9, close
Twilight Blue vs Mechanicus Standard GreyColour: Air · ΔE 9, close

All matches: Nocturne Green equivalents · Twilight Blue equivalents