What is the difference between Teal and Blue Green?

ΔE 18 (loose). Blue Green is noticeably darker, more muted. Swatch colours are estimates.

Teal vs Blue Green

Teal

Brand: Golden
Range: Heavy Body Acrylics
Code: PW6 / PG7 / PB15:3
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #41adbc (estimate)

Blue Green

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.808
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #2b7e8d (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 17.9, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Blue Green is noticeably darker, more muted than Teal.

Can I use Blue Green instead of Teal?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 18). Blue Green is noticeably darker, more muted than Teal.

Can I use Teal instead of Blue Green?

The same difference applies the other way round: Teal is noticeably lighter, more saturated.

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 Teal on the colour wheel See Blue Green on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Teal

Teal vs Light Blue Green (70.753)Model Color · ΔE 7, close · closer than Blue Green
Teal vs Sky Blue (70.961)Model Color · ΔE 10, fair · closer than Blue Green
Teal vs Electric Blue (72.023)Game Color · ΔE 10, fair · closer than Blue Green

Other Golden paints close to Blue Green

Blue Green vs Cobalt Turquois (PB36)Heavy Body Acrylics · ΔE 12, fair · closer than Teal
Blue Green vs Turquois (Phthalo) (PG7 / PB15:3)Heavy Body Acrylics · ΔE 13, fair · closer than Teal
Blue Green vs Light Turquois (Phthalo)Heavy Body Acrylics · ΔE 19, loose

All matches: Teal equivalents · Blue Green equivalents