What is the difference between Nocturne Green and Turquoise?

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

Nocturne Green vs Turquoise

Nocturne Green

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

Turquoise

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

How close are they?

ΔE 8.7, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Turquoise is warmer than Nocturne Green.

Can I use Turquoise instead of Nocturne Green?

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

Can I use Nocturne Green instead of Turquoise?

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 Turquoise on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Nocturne Green

Nocturne Green vs Abyssal Turquoise (72.120)Game Color · ΔE 8, close · closer than Turquoise
Nocturne Green vs Steel Blue (71.087)Model Air · ΔE 10, close
Nocturne Green vs IJN Deep Dark Green (71.310)Model Air · ΔE 11, fair

Other Citadel paints close to Turquoise

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

All matches: Nocturne Green equivalents · Turquoise equivalents