What is the difference between Military Blue and Turquoise?

ΔE 8 (close). Turquoise is a little darker. Swatch colours are estimates.

Military Blue vs Turquoise

Military Blue

Brand: Reaper
Range: Master Series Paints
Code: 09152
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #35556f (estimate)

Turquoise

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.966
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #1d445f (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 7.6, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Turquoise is a little darker than Military Blue.

Can I use Turquoise instead of Military Blue?

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

Can I use Military Blue instead of Turquoise?

The same difference applies the other way round: Military Blue is a little lighter.

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 Military Blue on the colour wheel See Turquoise on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Military Blue

Military Blue vs Abyssal Turquoise (72.120)Game Color · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Turquoise
Military Blue vs Dark Blue RLM24 (71.266)Model Air · ΔE 7, close · closer than Turquoise
Military Blue vs USAF Light Blue (71.111)Model Air · ΔE 9, close

Other Reaper paints close to Turquoise

Turquoise vs Twilight Blue (09020)Master Series Paints · ΔE 7, close · closer than Military Blue
Turquoise vs Templar Blue (09056)Master Series Paints · ΔE 8, close
Turquoise vs Ritterlich Blue (09115)Master Series Paints · ΔE 8, close

All matches: Military Blue equivalents · Turquoise equivalents