What is the difference between Skink Blue and Mythic Turquoise?

ΔE 18 (loose). Mythic Turquoise is more muted, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Skink Blue vs Mythic Turquoise

Skink Blue

Brand: Citadel / Warhammer
Range: Colour: Dry
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #4a9ab8 (estimate)

Mythic Turquoise

Brand: Two Thin Coats
Range: Triads: highlights
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #589d9c (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 17.9, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Mythic Turquoise is more muted, warmer than Skink Blue.

Can I use Mythic Turquoise instead of Skink Blue?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 18). Mythic Turquoise is more muted, warmer than Skink Blue.

Can I use Skink Blue instead of Mythic Turquoise?

The same difference applies the other way round: Skink Blue is more saturated, 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 Skink Blue on the colour wheel See Mythic Turquoise on the colour wheel

Other Two Thin Coats paints close to Skink Blue

Skink Blue vs Cursed BlueTriads: midtones · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Mythic Turquoise
Skink Blue vs Seafarer BlueTriads: highlights · ΔE 9, close · closer than Mythic Turquoise
Skink Blue vs Sentient TurquoiseTriads: shadows · ΔE 10, close · closer than Mythic Turquoise

Other Citadel paints close to Mythic Turquoise

Mythic Turquoise vs Sotek GreenColour: Layer · ΔE 11, fair · closer than Skink Blue
Mythic Turquoise vs StormfangColour: Dry · ΔE 19, loose
Mythic Turquoise vs Celestra GreyColour: Base · ΔE 20, loose

All matches: Skink Blue equivalents · Mythic Turquoise equivalents