What is the difference between Twilight Blue and Turquoise?

ΔE 7 (close). Turquoise is more saturated, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Twilight Blue vs Turquoise

Twilight Blue

Brand: Reaper
Range: Master Series Paints
Code: 09020
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #36485d (estimate)

Turquoise

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

How close are they?

ΔE 6.8, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Turquoise is more saturated, cooler than Twilight Blue.

Can I use Turquoise instead of Twilight Blue?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 7). Turquoise is more saturated, cooler than Twilight Blue.

Can I use Twilight Blue instead of Turquoise?

The same difference applies the other way round: Twilight Blue is more muted, warmer.

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 Twilight Blue on the colour wheel See Turquoise on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Twilight Blue

Twilight Blue vs Dark Blue RLM24 (71.266)Model Air · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Turquoise
Twilight Blue vs Abyssal Turquoise (72.120)Game Color · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Turquoise
Twilight Blue vs Grey Blue (71.005)Model Air · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Turquoise

Other Reaper paints close to Turquoise

Turquoise vs Military Blue (09152)Master Series Paints · ΔE 8, close
Turquoise vs Templar Blue (09056)Master Series Paints · ΔE 8, close
Turquoise vs Ritterlich Blue (09115)Master Series Paints · ΔE 8, close

All matches: Twilight Blue equivalents · Turquoise equivalents