What is the difference between Light Blue and Turquoise?

ΔE 19 (loose). Turquoise is noticeably darker, more muted, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Light Blue vs Turquoise

Light Blue

Brand: Mr. Hobby
Range: Mr. Color
Code: C-323
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #33bdf2 (estimate)

Turquoise

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

How close are they?

ΔE 18.5, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Turquoise is noticeably darker, more muted, warmer than Light Blue.

Can I use Turquoise instead of Light Blue?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 19). Turquoise is noticeably darker, more muted, warmer than Light Blue.

Can I use Light Blue instead of Turquoise?

The same difference applies the other way round: Light Blue is noticeably lighter, more saturated, 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 Light Blue on the colour wheel See Turquoise on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Light Blue

Light Blue vs Light Sea Blue (71.089)Model Air · ΔE 8, close · closer than Turquoise
Light Blue vs Electric Blue (72.023)Game Color · ΔE 12, fair · closer than Turquoise
Light Blue vs Russian AF Blue (71.333)Model Air · ΔE 17, loose · 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 Light Blue
Turquoise vs RLM 78 Light Blue (H-418)Aqueous Hobby Color · ΔE 15, loose · closer than Light Blue
Turquoise vs Barley Gray BS4800/18B21 (H-334)Aqueous Hobby Color · ΔE 16, loose · closer than Light Blue

All matches: Light Blue equivalents · Turquoise equivalents