Sotek Green vs Cobalt Turquoise

Sotek Green

Brand
Citadel / Warhammer
Range
Colour: Layer
Type
an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch
#1a8a8a (estimate)

Cobalt Turquoise

Brand
Golden
Range
High Flow
Code
8503
Type
an ink, glaze or transparent paint
Swatch
#387e84 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 9.5, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Cobalt Turquoise is a little darker, more muted, cooler than Sotek Green. They are different kinds of paint: Citadel Sotek Green is an opaque base/layer paint and Golden Cobalt Turquoise is an ink, glaze or transparent paint, so they won’t behave the same on the model even where the colour is close.

Can I use Cobalt Turquoise instead of Sotek Green?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 10). Cobalt Turquoise is a little darker, more muted, cooler than Sotek Green. They are different kinds of paint.

Can I use Sotek Green instead of Cobalt Turquoise?

The same difference applies the other way round: Sotek 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 Sotek Green on the colour wheel See Cobalt Turquoise on the colour wheel

Other Golden paints close to Sotek Green

Other Citadel paints close to Cobalt Turquoise

All matches: Sotek Green equivalents · Cobalt Turquoise equivalents

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