What is the difference between Dark Kraken and Heretic Turquoise?

ΔE 11 (fair). Heretic Turquoise is warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Dark Kraken vs Heretic Turquoise

Dark Kraken

Brand: Scale75
Range: Instant Colors
Code: SIN45
Type: a one-coat contrast-style paint
Swatch: #1b4957 (estimate)

Heretic Turquoise

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Xpress Color
Code: 72.481
Type: a one-coat contrast-style paint
Swatch: #1a4947 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 11.0, fair: the same colour family, but not a straight swap. Heretic Turquoise is warmer than Dark Kraken.

Can I use Heretic Turquoise instead of Dark Kraken?

Only where an exact match doesn’t matter, such as a new unit or a highlight. Fair match (ΔE 11). Heretic Turquoise is warmer than Dark Kraken.

Can I use Dark Kraken instead of Heretic Turquoise?

The same difference applies the other way round: Dark Kraken is 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 Dark Kraken on the colour wheel See Heretic Turquoise on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Dark Kraken

Dark Kraken vs Caribbean Turquoise (72.414)Xpress Color · ΔE 1, very close · closer than Heretic Turquoise
Dark Kraken vs Space Grey (72.422)Xpress Color · ΔE 8, close · closer than Heretic Turquoise
Dark Kraken vs Viking Grey (72.483)Xpress Color · ΔE 9, close · closer than Heretic Turquoise

Other Scale75 paints close to Heretic Turquoise

Heretic Turquoise vs Basilisk Green (SIN43)Instant Colors · ΔE 10, fair · closer than Dark Kraken
Heretic Turquoise vs Elixir Green (SIN28)Instant Colors · ΔE 14, fair
Heretic Turquoise vs Leviathan Blue (SIN46)Instant Colors · ΔE 17, loose

All matches: Dark Kraken equivalents · Heretic Turquoise equivalents