What is the difference between Cursed Blue and Aquamarine?

ΔE 19 (loose). Aquamarine is noticeably lighter, more saturated, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Cursed Blue vs Aquamarine

Cursed Blue

Brand: Two Thin Coats
Range: Triads: midtones
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #449bb4 (estimate)

Aquamarine

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

How close are they?

ΔE 19.4, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Aquamarine is noticeably lighter, more saturated, warmer than Cursed Blue.

Can I use Aquamarine instead of Cursed Blue?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 19). Aquamarine is noticeably lighter, more saturated, warmer than Cursed Blue.

Can I use Cursed Blue instead of Aquamarine?

The same difference applies the other way round: Cursed Blue is noticeably darker, 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 Cursed Blue on the colour wheel See Aquamarine on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Cursed Blue

Cursed Blue vs Turquoise (72.024)Game Color · ΔE 6, close · closer than Aquamarine
Cursed Blue vs Russian AF Blue (71.333)Model Air · ΔE 10, fair · closer than Aquamarine
Cursed Blue vs Russian AF Grey N.7 (71.343)Model Air · ΔE 11, fair · closer than Aquamarine

Other Two Thin Coats paints close to Aquamarine

Aquamarine vs Ray Gun GlowTriads: highlights · ΔE 11, fair · closer than Cursed Blue
Aquamarine vs Mythic TurquoiseTriads: highlights · ΔE 20, loose
Aquamarine vs Gigawatt BlueBrights · ΔE 25, loose

All matches: Cursed Blue equivalents · Aquamarine equivalents