What is the difference between Indigo and Hexed Lichen?

ΔE 17 (loose). Hexed Lichen is much more saturated, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Indigo vs Hexed Lichen

Indigo

Brand: Kimera Kolors
Range: Pure Pigments
Code: Pure Pigments
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #434064 (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 17.1, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Hexed Lichen is much more saturated, warmer than Indigo.

Can I use Hexed Lichen instead of Indigo?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 17). Hexed Lichen is much more saturated, warmer than Indigo.

Can I use Indigo instead of Hexed Lichen?

The same difference applies the other way round: Indigo is much more muted, 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 Indigo on the colour wheel See Hexed Lichen on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Indigo

Indigo vs Oxford Blue (70.807)Model Color · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Hexed Lichen
Indigo vs Prussian Blue (70.965)Model Color · ΔE 6, close · closer than Hexed Lichen
Indigo vs Blue (71.004)Model Air · ΔE 7, close · closer than Hexed Lichen

Other Kimera Kolors paints close to Hexed Lichen

Hexed Lichen vs Phthalo Blue RS (Pure Pigments)Pure Pigments · ΔE 14, fair · closer than Indigo
Hexed Lichen vs Phthalo Blue GS (Pure Pigments)Pure Pigments · ΔE 18, loose
Hexed Lichen vs Turquoise Deep (Pure Pigments)Pure Pigments · ΔE 23, loose

All matches: Indigo equivalents · Hexed Lichen equivalents