What is the difference between Marine Blue and Light Turquoise?

ΔE 17 (loose). Light Turquoise is a little lighter, more saturated, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Marine Blue vs Light Turquoise

Marine Blue

Brand: Two Thin Coats
Range: Triads: shadows
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #424f71 (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 17.4, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Light Turquoise is a little lighter, more saturated, cooler than Marine Blue.

Can I use Light Turquoise instead of Marine Blue?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 17). Light Turquoise is a little lighter, more saturated, cooler than Marine Blue.

Can I use Marine Blue instead of Light Turquoise?

The same difference applies the other way round: Marine Blue is a little darker, 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 Marine Blue on the colour wheel See Light Turquoise on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Marine Blue

Marine Blue vs Prussian Blue (70.965)Model Color · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Light Turquoise
Marine Blue vs Dark Blue RLM24 (71.266)Model Air · ΔE 7, close · closer than Light Turquoise
Marine Blue vs Blue (71.004)Model Air · ΔE 9, close · closer than Light Turquoise

Other Two Thin Coats paints close to Light Turquoise

Light Turquoise vs Sentient TurquoiseTriads: shadows · ΔE 11, fair · closer than Marine Blue
Light Turquoise vs Elysium BlueTriads: midtones · ΔE 15, fair · closer than Marine Blue
Light Turquoise vs Abyss BlueTriads: shadows · ΔE 18, loose

All matches: Marine Blue equivalents · Light Turquoise equivalents