What is the difference between Caspian Blue and Abyssal Turquoise?

ΔE 10 (close). Abyssal Turquoise is a little darker, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Caspian Blue vs Abyssal Turquoise

Caspian Blue

Brand: Scale75
Range: Scalecolor
Code: SC07
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #3d6173 (estimate)

Abyssal Turquoise

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Game Color
Code: 72.120
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #2d4d66 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 9.6, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Abyssal Turquoise is a little darker, warmer than Caspian Blue.

Can I use Abyssal Turquoise instead of Caspian Blue?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 10). Abyssal Turquoise is a little darker, warmer than Caspian Blue.

Can I use Caspian Blue instead of Abyssal Turquoise?

The same difference applies the other way round: Caspian Blue 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 Caspian Blue on the colour wheel See Abyssal Turquoise on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Caspian Blue

Caspian Blue vs USAF Light Blue (71.111)Model Air · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Abyssal Turquoise
Caspian Blue vs Faded P.R.U. Blue (71.109)Model Air · ΔE 6, close · closer than Abyssal Turquoise
Caspian Blue vs Intermediate Blue (71.299)Model Air · ΔE 7, close · closer than Abyssal Turquoise

Other Scale75 paints close to Abyssal Turquoise

Abyssal Turquoise vs Cantabric Blue (SC53)Scalecolor · ΔE 8, close · closer than Caspian Blue
Abyssal Turquoise vs Turquoise (Artist)Scalecolor Artist · ΔE 10, close
Abyssal Turquoise vs Graphene Gray (SC58)Scalecolor · ΔE 13, fair

All matches: Caspian Blue equivalents · Abyssal Turquoise equivalents