What is the difference between Phthalo Turquoise Light and Blue Green?

ΔE 8 (close). Blue Green is a little darker, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Phthalo Turquoise Light vs Blue Green

Phthalo Turquoise Light

Brand: Pro Acryl
Range: Expert Acrylics
Code: E019
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #4a8aa0 (estimate)

Blue Green

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.808
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #2b7e8d (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 8.2, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Blue Green is a little darker, warmer than Phthalo Turquoise Light.

Can I use Blue Green instead of Phthalo Turquoise Light?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 8). Blue Green is a little darker, warmer than Phthalo Turquoise Light.

Can I use Phthalo Turquoise Light instead of Blue Green?

The same difference applies the other way round: Phthalo Turquoise Light 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 Phthalo Turquoise Light on the colour wheel See Blue Green on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Phthalo Turquoise Light

Phthalo Turquoise Light vs AMT-7 Greyish Blue (71.318)Model Air · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Blue Green
Phthalo Turquoise Light vs Russian AF Grey N.7 (71.343)Model Air · ΔE 7, close · closer than Blue Green
Phthalo Turquoise Light vs Turquoise (72.024)Game Color · ΔE 11, fair

Other Pro Acryl paints close to Blue Green

Blue Green vs Dark Turquoise (S34)Standard / Signature / AMP · ΔE 8, close · closer than Phthalo Turquoise Light
Blue Green vs Turquoise (054)Standard / Signature / AMP · ΔE 15, fair
Blue Green vs Green Oxide (S16)Standard / Signature / AMP · ΔE 19, loose

All matches: Phthalo Turquoise Light equivalents · Blue Green equivalents