What is the difference between The Fang and Abyssal Turquoise?

ΔE 7 (close). Abyssal Turquoise is a little darker, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

The Fang vs Abyssal Turquoise

The Fang

Brand: Citadel / Warhammer
Range: Colour: Air
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #3a5a7a (estimate)

Abyssal Turquoise

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Game Color
Code: 72.120
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #2d4d66 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 7.0, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Abyssal Turquoise is a little darker, cooler than The Fang.

Can I use Abyssal Turquoise instead of The Fang?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 7). Abyssal Turquoise is a little darker, cooler than The Fang.

Can I use The Fang instead of Abyssal Turquoise?

The same difference applies the other way round: The Fang is a little lighter, 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 The Fang on the colour wheel See Abyssal Turquoise on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to The Fang

The Fang vs Grey Blue (70.943)Model Color · ΔE 9, close
The Fang vs Dark Blue RLM24 (71.266)Model Air · ΔE 9, close
The Fang vs USAF Light Blue (71.111)Model Air · ΔE 10, close

Other Citadel paints close to Abyssal Turquoise

Abyssal Turquoise vs Thunderhawk BlueColour: Layer · ΔE 2, very close · closer than The Fang
Abyssal Turquoise vs The FangColour: Base · ΔE 7, close
Abyssal Turquoise vs Nocturne GreenColour: Base · ΔE 8, close

All matches: The Fang equivalents · Abyssal Turquoise equivalents