What is the difference between Spectral Blue and Scurvy Green?

ΔE 20 (loose). Scurvy Green is a little darker, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Spectral Blue vs Scurvy Green

Spectral Blue

Brand: Nocturna Models
Range: N-Paint Basic
Code: NA28
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #26809a (estimate)

Scurvy Green

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Game Color
Code: 72.027
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #226e69 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 20.3, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Scurvy Green is a little darker, warmer than Spectral Blue.

Can I use Scurvy Green instead of Spectral Blue?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 20). Scurvy Green is a little darker, warmer than Spectral Blue.

Can I use Spectral Blue instead of Scurvy Green?

The same difference applies the other way round: Spectral Blue is a little lighter, 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 Spectral Blue on the colour wheel See Scurvy Green on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Spectral Blue

Spectral Blue vs Blue Green (70.808)Model Color · ΔE 7, close · closer than Scurvy Green
Spectral Blue vs Turquoise (72.024)Game Color · ΔE 9, close · closer than Scurvy Green
Spectral Blue vs AMT-7 Greyish Blue (71.318)Model Air · ΔE 11, fair · closer than Scurvy Green

Other Nocturna Models paints close to Scurvy Green

Scurvy Green vs Dragon Blue (NA26)N-Paint Basic · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Spectral Blue
Scurvy Green vs Forest Green (NA34)N-Paint Basic · ΔE 19, loose · closer than Spectral Blue
Scurvy Green vs Woodland Green (NA33)N-Paint Basic · ΔE 21, loose

All matches: Spectral Blue equivalents · Scurvy Green equivalents