What is the difference between Caribbean Blue and Aquamarine?

ΔE 15 (loose). Aquamarine is a little lighter, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Caribbean Blue vs Aquamarine

Caribbean Blue

Brand: Scale75
Range: Scalecolor
Code: SC49
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #3fb7ac (estimate)

Aquamarine

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Game Color
Code: 72.119
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #01c0cf (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 15.1, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Aquamarine is a little lighter, cooler than Caribbean Blue.

Can I use Aquamarine instead of Caribbean Blue?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 15). Aquamarine is a little lighter, cooler than Caribbean Blue.

Can I use Caribbean Blue instead of Aquamarine?

The same difference applies the other way round: Caribbean Blue is a little darker, 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 Caribbean Blue on the colour wheel See Aquamarine on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Caribbean Blue

Caribbean Blue vs Jade Green (72.026)Game Color · ΔE 7, close · closer than Aquamarine
Caribbean Blue vs Foul Green (72.025)Game Color · ΔE 11, fair · closer than Aquamarine
Caribbean Blue vs Cockpit E.G.“Faded” (71.331)Model Air · ΔE 14, fair · closer than Aquamarine

Other Scale75 paints close to Aquamarine

Aquamarine vs Adriatic Blue (SC15)Scalecolor · ΔE 12, fair · closer than Caribbean Blue
Aquamarine vs Hiril Blue (SFG33)Fantasy & Games · ΔE 15, fair · closer than Caribbean Blue
Aquamarine vs Turquoise Blue (Artist)Scalecolor Artist · ΔE 24, loose

All matches: Caribbean Blue equivalents · Aquamarine equivalents