What is the difference between Smoked Blue and Abyssal Turquoise?

ΔE 13 (fair). Abyssal Turquoise is noticeably darker, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Smoked Blue vs Abyssal Turquoise

Smoked Blue

Brand: Green Stuff World
Range: Acrylic Colors
Code: 3226
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #57667f (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 12.5, fair: the same colour family, but not a straight swap. Abyssal Turquoise is noticeably darker, cooler than Smoked Blue.

Can I use Abyssal Turquoise instead of Smoked Blue?

Only where an exact match doesn’t matter, such as a new unit or a highlight. Fair match (ΔE 13). Abyssal Turquoise is noticeably darker, cooler than Smoked Blue.

Can I use Smoked Blue instead of Abyssal Turquoise?

The same difference applies the other way round: Smoked Blue is noticeably 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 Smoked Blue on the colour wheel See Abyssal Turquoise on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Smoked Blue

Smoked Blue vs Grey Blue (70.943)Model Color · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Abyssal Turquoise
Smoked Blue vs USAF Light Blue (71.111)Model Air · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Abyssal Turquoise
Smoked Blue vs Intermediate Blue (71.299)Model Air · ΔE 6, close · closer than Abyssal Turquoise

Other Green Stuff World paints close to Abyssal Turquoise

Abyssal Turquoise vs Mirage Blue (1840)Acrylic Colors · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Smoked Blue
Abyssal Turquoise vs Terror Blue-Grey (4125)Opaque Colors · ΔE 8, close · closer than Smoked Blue
Abyssal Turquoise vs Prussian Blue (3223)Acrylic Colors · ΔE 13, fair

All matches: Smoked Blue equivalents · Abyssal Turquoise equivalents