What is the difference between Caspian Blue and Light Turquoise?

ΔE 13 (fair). Light Turquoise is much more saturated, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Caspian Blue vs Light Turquoise

Caspian Blue

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

Light Turquoise

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.840
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #08668a (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 13.0, fair: the same colour family, but not a straight swap. Light Turquoise is much more saturated, warmer than Caspian Blue.

Can I use Light Turquoise instead of Caspian Blue?

Only where an exact match doesn’t matter, such as a new unit or a highlight. Fair match (ΔE 13). Light Turquoise is much more saturated, warmer than Caspian Blue.

Can I use Caspian Blue instead of Light Turquoise?

The same difference applies the other way round: Caspian Blue is much 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 Caspian Blue on the colour wheel See Light 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 Light Turquoise
Caspian Blue vs Faded P.R.U. Blue (71.109)Model Air · ΔE 6, close · closer than Light Turquoise
Caspian Blue vs Intermediate Blue (71.299)Model Air · ΔE 7, close · closer than Light Turquoise

Other Scale75 paints close to Light Turquoise

Light Turquoise vs Turquoise (Artist)Scalecolor Artist · ΔE 7, close · closer than Caspian Blue
Light Turquoise vs Joridyn Turquoise (SFG31)Fantasy & Games · ΔE 10, fair · closer than Caspian Blue
Light Turquoise vs Cantabric Blue (SC53)Scalecolor · ΔE 12, fair · closer than Caspian Blue

All matches: Caspian Blue equivalents · Light Turquoise equivalents