What is the difference between Turquoise (Phthalo) and Ink Sepia?

ΔE 26 (loose). Ink Sepia is noticeably darker, more muted, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Turquoise (Phthalo) vs Ink Sepia

Turquoise (Phthalo)

Brand: Golden
Range: High Flow
Code: 8550
Type: an ink, glaze or transparent paint
Swatch: #073f3e (estimate)

Ink Sepia

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Game Color Ink
Code: 72.091
Type: an ink, glaze or transparent paint
Swatch: #281f15 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 25.8, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Ink Sepia is noticeably darker, more muted, warmer than Turquoise (Phthalo).

Can I use Ink Sepia instead of Turquoise (Phthalo)?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 26). Ink Sepia is noticeably darker, more muted, warmer than Turquoise (Phthalo).

Can I use Turquoise (Phthalo) instead of Ink Sepia?

The same difference applies the other way round: Turquoise (Phthalo) is noticeably lighter, 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 Turquoise (Phthalo) on the colour wheel See Ink Sepia on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Turquoise (Phthalo)

Turquoise (Phthalo) vs Ink Dark Turquoise (72.084)Game Color Ink · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Ink Sepia
Turquoise (Phthalo) vs Ink Black Green (72.090)Game Color Ink · ΔE 12, fair · closer than Ink Sepia
Turquoise (Phthalo) vs Smoke Ink (70.939)Model Color · ΔE 25, loose · closer than Ink Sepia

Other Golden paints close to Ink Sepia

Ink Sepia vs Mars Black (8518)High Flow · ΔE 13, fair · closer than Turquoise (Phthalo)
Ink Sepia vs Raw Umber (8544)High Flow · ΔE 14, fair · closer than Turquoise (Phthalo)
Ink Sepia vs Sepia (8546)High Flow · ΔE 17, loose · closer than Turquoise (Phthalo)

All matches: Turquoise (Phthalo) equivalents · Ink Sepia equivalents