What is the difference between Mythic Turquoise and Pale Blue?

ΔE 14 (fair). Pale Blue is much more muted, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Mythic Turquoise vs Pale Blue

Mythic Turquoise

Brand: Two Thin Coats
Range: Triads: highlights
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #589d9c (estimate)

Pale Blue

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.906
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #829c9e (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 13.7, fair: the same colour family, but not a straight swap. Pale Blue is much more muted, cooler than Mythic Turquoise.

Can I use Pale Blue instead of Mythic Turquoise?

Only where an exact match doesn’t matter, such as a new unit or a highlight. Fair match (ΔE 14). Pale Blue is much more muted, cooler than Mythic Turquoise.

Can I use Mythic Turquoise instead of Pale Blue?

The same difference applies the other way round: Mythic Turquoise is much more saturated, 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 Mythic Turquoise on the colour wheel See Pale Blue on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Mythic Turquoise

Mythic Turquoise vs A-28M Greyish Blue (71.319)Model Air · ΔE 7, close · closer than Pale Blue
Mythic Turquoise vs Light Blue Green (70.753)Model Color · ΔE 8, close · closer than Pale Blue
Mythic Turquoise vs Medium Grey Blue (70.772)Model Color · ΔE 8, close · closer than Pale Blue

Other Two Thin Coats paints close to Pale Blue

Pale Blue vs Frost BlueTriads: highlights · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Mythic Turquoise
Pale Blue vs Carcharodon GreyTriads: midtones · ΔE 8, close · closer than Mythic Turquoise
Pale Blue vs Gravestone BlueTriads: highlights · ΔE 10, close · closer than Mythic Turquoise

All matches: Mythic Turquoise equivalents · Pale Blue equivalents