What is the difference between Marine Blue and Hexed Lichen?

ΔE 20 (loose). Hexed Lichen is much more muted, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Marine Blue vs Hexed Lichen

Marine Blue

Brand: Green Stuff World
Range: Acrylic Colors
Code: 1792
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #2c388d (estimate)

Hexed Lichen

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Game Color
Code: 72.015
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #553771 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 20.3, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Hexed Lichen is much more muted, warmer than Marine Blue.

Can I use Hexed Lichen instead of Marine Blue?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 20). Hexed Lichen is much more muted, warmer than Marine Blue.

Can I use Marine Blue instead of Hexed Lichen?

The same difference applies the other way round: Marine Blue is much 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 Marine Blue on the colour wheel See Hexed Lichen on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Marine Blue

Marine Blue vs Violet Vamp (74.030)Fantasy-Pro · ΔE 7, close · closer than Hexed Lichen
Marine Blue vs Blue Violet (70.811)Model Color · ΔE 16, loose · closer than Hexed Lichen
Marine Blue vs Royal Blue (70.809)Model Color · ΔE 17, loose · closer than Hexed Lichen

Other Green Stuff World paints close to Hexed Lichen

Hexed Lichen vs Liche Purple (1790)Acrylic Colors · ΔE 9, close · closer than Marine Blue
Hexed Lichen vs Nightmare Purple (4132)Opaque Colors · ΔE 10, close · closer than Marine Blue
Hexed Lichen vs Ultramar Blue (3224)Acrylic Colors · ΔE 12, fair · closer than Marine Blue

All matches: Marine Blue equivalents · Hexed Lichen equivalents