What is the difference between Tenebrous Teal and Signal Blue?

ΔE 8 (close). Signal Blue is more saturated. Swatch colours are estimates.

Tenebrous Teal vs Signal Blue

Tenebrous Teal

Brand: Kimera Kolors
Range: Signature Series
Code: Signature
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #2d272e (estimate)

Signal Blue

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.091
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #222c39 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 7.8, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Signal Blue is more saturated than Tenebrous Teal.

Can I use Signal Blue instead of Tenebrous Teal?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 8). Signal Blue is more saturated than Tenebrous Teal.

Can I use Tenebrous Teal instead of Signal Blue?

The same difference applies the other way round: Tenebrous Teal is more muted.

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 Tenebrous Teal on the colour wheel See Signal Blue on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Tenebrous Teal

Tenebrous Teal vs Dark Grey (70.994)Model Color · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Signal Blue
Tenebrous Teal vs Black Violet (70.751)Model Color · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Signal Blue
Tenebrous Teal vs Black (71.057)Model Air · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Signal Blue

Other Kimera Kolors paints close to Signal Blue

Signal Blue vs Blue Black (Signature)Signature Series · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Tenebrous Teal
Signal Blue vs Deep Rusto (Signature)Signature Series · ΔE 10, close
Signal Blue vs Dioxazine Violet (Pure Pigments)Pure Pigments · ΔE 10, fair

All matches: Tenebrous Teal equivalents · Signal Blue equivalents