What is the difference between Zima Blue and Aquamarine?

ΔE 16 (loose). Aquamarine is a little lighter, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Zima Blue vs Aquamarine

Zima Blue

Brand: Green Stuff World
Range: Acrylic Colors
Code: 1794
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #00a2c2 (estimate)

Aquamarine

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Game Color
Code: 72.119
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #01c0cf (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 16.0, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Aquamarine is a little lighter, warmer than Zima Blue.

Can I use Aquamarine instead of Zima Blue?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 16). Aquamarine is a little lighter, warmer than Zima Blue.

Can I use Zima Blue instead of Aquamarine?

The same difference applies the other way round: Zima Blue is a little darker, 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 Zima Blue on the colour wheel See Aquamarine on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Zima Blue

Zima Blue vs Turquoise (72.024)Game Color · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Aquamarine
Zima Blue vs Electric Blue (72.023)Game Color · ΔE 8, close · closer than Aquamarine
Zima Blue vs Russian AF Blue (71.333)Model Air · ΔE 11, fair · closer than Aquamarine

Other Green Stuff World paints close to Aquamarine

Aquamarine vs Arctic Blue (3227)Acrylic Colors · ΔE 13, fair · closer than Zima Blue
Aquamarine vs Tropical Turquoise (1795)Acrylic Colors · ΔE 17, loose
Aquamarine vs Viridian Green (3229)Acrylic Colors · ΔE 24, loose

All matches: Zima Blue equivalents · Aquamarine equivalents