What is the difference between Oxidation Green and Turquoise?

ΔE 13 (fair). Turquoise is much more saturated, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Oxidation Green vs Turquoise

Oxidation Green

Brand: Two Thin Coats
Range: Triads: shadows
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #34454d (estimate)

Turquoise

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

How close are they?

ΔE 13.1, fair: the same colour family, but not a straight swap. Turquoise is much more saturated, warmer than Oxidation Green.

Can I use Turquoise instead of Oxidation Green?

Only where an exact match doesn’t matter, such as a new unit or a highlight. Fair match (ΔE 13). Turquoise is much more saturated, warmer than Oxidation Green.

Can I use Oxidation Green instead of Turquoise?

The same difference applies the other way round: Oxidation Green is much 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 Oxidation Green on the colour wheel See Turquoise on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Oxidation Green

Oxidation Green vs Black Green (71.018)Model Air · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Turquoise
Oxidation Green vs Blue Grey (71.115)Model Air · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Turquoise
Oxidation Green vs Dark Grey Blue (71.054)Model Air · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Turquoise

Other Two Thin Coats paints close to Turquoise

Turquoise vs Abyss BlueTriads: shadows · ΔE 7, close · closer than Oxidation Green
Turquoise vs Marine BlueTriads: shadows · ΔE 11, fair · closer than Oxidation Green
Turquoise vs Faust BlueTriads: shadows · ΔE 15, fair

All matches: Oxidation Green equivalents · Turquoise equivalents