Green Pearl vs Hydra Turquoise

Q: What is the difference between Green Pearl and Hydra Turquoise?

ΔE 29 (loose). Hydra Turquoise is noticeably darker, much more saturated, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Green Pearl

Brand: Scale75
Range: Prism Effect
Code: SPE-03
Type: a metallic
Swatch: #87a39b (estimate)

Hydra Turquoise

Brand: Vallejo
Range: True Metallic Metal
Code: 77.172 Airbrush
Type: a metallic
Swatch: #168cac (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 29.4, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Hydra Turquoise is noticeably darker, much more saturated, cooler than Green Pearl.

Can I use Hydra Turquoise instead of Green Pearl?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 29). Hydra Turquoise is noticeably darker, much more saturated, cooler than Green Pearl.

Can I use Green Pearl instead of Hydra Turquoise?

The same difference applies the other way round: Green Pearl is noticeably lighter, much 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 Green Pearl on the colour wheel See Hydra Turquoise on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Green Pearl

Green Pearl vs Obsidian Black (77.120 Light)True Metallic Metal · ΔE 12, fair · closer than Hydra Turquoise
Green Pearl vs Silver (70.997)Model Color · ΔE 13, fair · closer than Hydra Turquoise
Green Pearl vs (72.060)Game Color Metallic · ΔE 16, loose · closer than Hydra Turquoise

Other Scale75 paints close to Hydra Turquoise

Hydra Turquoise vs Cobalt Alchemy (SC68)Metal n' Alchemy · ΔE 14, fair · closer than Green Pearl
Hydra Turquoise vs Speed Metal (SC66)Metal n' Alchemy · ΔE 26, loose · closer than Green Pearl
Hydra Turquoise vs Blue Sand (SPE-02)Prism Effect · ΔE 28, loose · closer than Green Pearl

All matches: Green Pearl equivalents · Hydra Turquoise equivalents