Stegadon Scale Green vs Cobalt Turquoise

Stegadon Scale Green

Brand
Citadel / Warhammer
Range
Colour: Base
Type
an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch
#1a6a6a (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 9.3, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Cobalt Turquoise is a little lighter, cooler than Stegadon Scale Green. They are different kinds of paint: Citadel Stegadon Scale 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 Stegadon Scale Green?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 9). Cobalt Turquoise is a little lighter, cooler than Stegadon Scale Green. They are different kinds of paint.

Can I use Stegadon Scale Green instead of Cobalt Turquoise?

The same difference applies the other way round: Stegadon Scale Green is a little darker, 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 Stegadon Scale Green on the colour wheel See Cobalt Turquoise on the colour wheel

Other Golden paints close to Stegadon Scale Green

Other Citadel paints close to Cobalt Turquoise

All matches: Stegadon Scale Green equivalents · Cobalt Turquoise equivalents

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