What is the difference between Marine Blue and Turquoise?

ΔE 11 (fair). Turquoise is a little darker, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Marine Blue vs Turquoise

Marine Blue

Brand: Two Thin Coats
Range: Triads: shadows
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #424f71 (estimate)

Turquoise

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.966
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #1d445f (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 10.8, fair: the same colour family, but not a straight swap. Turquoise is a little darker, cooler than Marine Blue.

Can I use Turquoise instead of Marine Blue?

Only where an exact match doesn’t matter, such as a new unit or a highlight. Fair match (ΔE 11). Turquoise is a little darker, cooler than Marine Blue.

Can I use Marine Blue instead of Turquoise?

The same difference applies the other way round: Marine Blue is a little lighter, 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 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 Turquoise
Marine Blue vs Dark Blue RLM24 (71.266)Model Air · ΔE 7, close · closer than Turquoise
Marine Blue vs Blue (71.004)Model Air · ΔE 9, close · closer than Turquoise

Other Two Thin Coats paints close to Turquoise

Turquoise vs Abyss BlueTriads: shadows · ΔE 7, close · closer than Marine Blue
Turquoise vs Oxidation GreenTriads: shadows · ΔE 13, fair
Turquoise vs Faust BlueTriads: shadows · ΔE 15, fair

All matches: Marine Blue equivalents · Turquoise equivalents