What is the difference between Coral Blue and Aquamarine?

ΔE 18 (loose). Aquamarine is a little lighter, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Coral Blue vs Aquamarine

Coral Blue

Brand: Tamiya
Range: TS Spray
Code: TS-41
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #00b9a9 (estimate)

Aquamarine

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

How close are they?

ΔE 18.3, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Aquamarine is a little lighter, cooler than Coral Blue.

Can I use Aquamarine instead of Coral Blue?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 18). Aquamarine is a little lighter, cooler than Coral Blue.

Can I use Coral Blue instead of Aquamarine?

The same difference applies the other way round: Coral 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 Coral Blue on the colour wheel See Aquamarine on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Coral Blue

Coral Blue vs Jade Green (72.026)Game Color · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Aquamarine
Coral Blue vs Foul Green (72.025)Game Color · ΔE 8, close · closer than Aquamarine
Coral Blue vs Cockpit E.G.“Faded” (71.331)Model Air · ΔE 16, loose · closer than Aquamarine

Other Tamiya paints close to Aquamarine

Aquamarine vs Clear Blue (TS-72)TS Spray · ΔE 9, close · closer than Coral Blue
Aquamarine vs Light Blue (XF-23)XF Flat Acrylic · ΔE 13, fair · closer than Coral Blue
Aquamarine vs Cobalt Green (PS-54)PS Spray (polycarbonate) · ΔE 20, loose

All matches: Coral Blue equivalents · Aquamarine equivalents