What is the difference between Turquoise Deep and Hexed Lichen?

ΔE 23 (loose). Hexed Lichen is a little lighter, much more saturated, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Turquoise Deep vs Hexed Lichen

Turquoise Deep

Brand: Kimera Kolors
Range: Pure Pigments
Code: Pure Pigments
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #29395a (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 23.2, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Hexed Lichen is a little lighter, much more saturated, warmer than Turquoise Deep.

Can I use Hexed Lichen instead of Turquoise Deep?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 23). Hexed Lichen is a little lighter, much more saturated, warmer than Turquoise Deep.

Can I use Turquoise Deep instead of Hexed Lichen?

The same difference applies the other way round: Turquoise Deep is a little darker, 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 Turquoise Deep on the colour wheel See Hexed Lichen on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Turquoise Deep

Turquoise Deep vs Deep Sky (71.090)Model Air · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Hexed Lichen
Turquoise Deep vs Oxford Blue (70.807)Model Color · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Hexed Lichen
Turquoise Deep vs Prussian Blue (70.965)Model Color · ΔE 5, very 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 Turquoise Deep
Hexed Lichen vs Indigo (Pure Pigments)Pure Pigments · ΔE 17, loose · closer than Turquoise Deep
Hexed Lichen vs Phthalo Blue GS (Pure Pigments)Pure Pigments · ΔE 18, loose · closer than Turquoise Deep

All matches: Turquoise Deep equivalents · Hexed Lichen equivalents