What is the difference between Templar Blue and Turquoise?

ΔE 8 (close). Turquoise is more saturated, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Templar Blue vs Turquoise

Templar Blue

Brand: Reaper
Range: Master Series Paints
Code: 09056
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #2e4655 (estimate)

Turquoise

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

How close are they?

ΔE 8.3, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Turquoise is more saturated, warmer than Templar Blue.

Can I use Turquoise instead of Templar Blue?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 8). Turquoise is more saturated, warmer than Templar Blue.

Can I use Templar Blue instead of Turquoise?

The same difference applies the other way round: Templar Blue is more muted, 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 Templar Blue on the colour wheel See Turquoise on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Templar Blue

Templar Blue vs Grey Blue (71.005)Model Air · ΔE 6, close · closer than Turquoise
Templar Blue vs Blue Grey (71.115)Model Air · ΔE 7, close · closer than Turquoise
Templar Blue vs Dark Grey Blue (71.054)Model Air · ΔE 7, close · closer than Turquoise

Other Reaper paints close to Turquoise

Turquoise vs Twilight Blue (09020)Master Series Paints · ΔE 7, close · closer than Templar Blue
Turquoise vs Military Blue (09152)Master Series Paints · ΔE 8, close · closer than Templar Blue
Turquoise vs Ritterlich Blue (09115)Master Series Paints · ΔE 8, close

All matches: Templar Blue equivalents · Turquoise equivalents