What is the difference between Barley Gray BS4800/18B21 and Turquoise?

ΔE 16 (loose). Turquoise is much more saturated, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Barley Gray BS4800/18B21 vs Turquoise

Barley Gray BS4800/18B21

Brand: Mr. Hobby
Range: Aqueous Hobby Color
Code: H-334
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #53929a (estimate)

Turquoise

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Game Color
Code: 72.024
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #0b95b5 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 15.6, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Turquoise is much more saturated, cooler than Barley Gray BS4800/18B21.

Can I use Turquoise instead of Barley Gray BS4800/18B21?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 16). Turquoise is much more saturated, cooler than Barley Gray BS4800/18B21.

Can I use Barley Gray BS4800/18B21 instead of Turquoise?

The same difference applies the other way round: Barley Gray BS4800/18B21 is much more muted, 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 Barley Gray BS4800/18B21 on the colour wheel See Turquoise on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Barley Gray BS4800/18B21

Barley Gray BS4800/18B21 vs Pale Blue (71.008)Model Air · ΔE 8, close · closer than Turquoise
Barley Gray BS4800/18B21 vs Light Blue Green (70.753)Model Color · ΔE 9, close · closer than Turquoise
Barley Gray BS4800/18B21 vs AMT-7 Greyish Blue (71.318)Model Air · ΔE 9, close · closer than Turquoise

Other Mr. Hobby paints close to Turquoise

Turquoise vs Interior Blue Soviet (C-392)Mr. Color · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Barley Gray BS4800/18B21
Turquoise vs RLM 78 Light Blue (H-418)Aqueous Hobby Color · ΔE 15, loose · closer than Barley Gray BS4800/18B21
Turquoise vs Air Superiority Blue (C-74)Mr. Color · ΔE 18, loose

All matches: Barley Gray BS4800/18B21 equivalents · Turquoise equivalents