Turquoise (Phthalo)
Golden · Fluid / High Flow · 2390
#002239 · L*12.2 a*-1.7 b*-18.3
The closest match to Golden Turquoise (Phthalo) in every other range, nearest first.
Golden Turquoise (Phthalo) is a very dark, moderately saturated blue. 2 ranges carry a near-perfect stand-in for it, the closest being AK Interactive Cobalt Blue at ΔE 0.9. 18 of the 30 other ranges have nothing within ΔE 5, so a substitution from those will read as a different colour.
What the ΔE numbers below mean, and how close a match has to be
This colour is sold under more than one range label — what differs between those pots
What is the closest equivalent to Golden Turquoise (Phthalo)?
AK Interactive Cobalt Blue is the closest equivalent to Golden Turquoise (Phthalo) in any other range, at ΔE 0.9 — an indistinguishable substitute. Next nearest: Tom Color Night Blue (ΔE 1.4) and Reaper Ultramarine Shadow (ΔE 2.1).
What is the Vallejo alternative to Golden Turquoise (Phthalo)?
The nearest Vallejo paint is Abyssal Turquoise, ΔE 5.9 — similar, close enough to stand in only where the colour is not the point. The full Golden to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.
Shop Golden Turquoise (Phthalo) Shop AK Interactive Cobalt Blue Shop AK Interactive Metallic (3rd Gen) set
Turquoise (Phthalo) equivalent in AK Interactive
- A Cobalt Blue Metallic (3rd Gen) AK11201 ΔE 0.9 · indistinguishable
- D Dark Sea Blue Air AK2234 ΔE 5.1 · similar
Turquoise (Phthalo) equivalent in Tom Color
- A Night Blue TC-0114 ΔE 1.4 · near-perfect
- D FS 15045 TC-0011 ΔE 5.2 · similar
Turquoise (Phthalo) equivalent in Reaper
- B Ultramarine Shadow Master Series Paints Core Colors 9187 ΔE 2.1 · very close
- B Breonne Blue Master Series Paints Core Colors 9055 ΔE 2.6 · very close
Turquoise (Phthalo) equivalent in FolkArt
- B Navy Blue Acrylic Colors 403 ΔE 2.9 · very close
- C Indigo Night Multi-Surface Satin Acrylics 99239 ΔE 3.9 · close
Turquoise (Phthalo) equivalent in Scale75
- B Prusian Blue Artist Range ΔE 3.2 · very close
- C Remove Mana Instant Colors Range ΔE 4.5 · close
Turquoise (Phthalo) equivalent in Foundry
- B Deep Blue Shade Paint System 20A ΔE 3.3 · very close
- C French Blue Shade Paint System 65A ΔE 3.8 · close
Turquoise (Phthalo) equivalent in Mr. Paint
- B Oxford Blue Mr Paint MRP-183 ΔE 3.5 · very close
- C Morning Blue Mr Paint MRP-158 ΔE 4.1 · close
Turquoise (Phthalo) equivalent in Mig
- C Crystal Black Blue Acrylics AMIG0099 ΔE 3.6 · close
- D Blue Wash For Panzer Grey Washes AMIG1006 ΔE 9.0 · similar
Turquoise (Phthalo) equivalent in Tamiya
- C Deep metallic blue Spray TS-53 ΔE 3.6 · close
- D Dark mica blue Spray TS-64 ΔE 6.7 · similar
Turquoise (Phthalo) equivalent in The Army Painter
- C Blue Tone Quickshade Washes Set ΔE 3.7 · close
- C Blue Tone Warpaints Fanatic Wash ΔE 4.5 · close
Turquoise (Phthalo) equivalent in Monument
- C Ben Komets Dark Sea Ben Pro Signature Series S13 ΔE 4.2 · close
- D Dark Blue Pro Acrylic Paints 034 ΔE 6.2 · similar
Turquoise (Phthalo) equivalent in Mission Models
- C USN/USMC Sea Blue FS 35042 MMP-062 ΔE 4.4 · close
- D Blue MMP-048 ΔE 7.7 · similar
Turquoise (Phthalo) in the remaining ranges
These ranges have nothing close. The nearest they offer is listed anyway.
| Range | Nearest paint | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liquitex | #192734 | Prussian Blue Hue Heavy Body Acrylix | ΔE 5.1 |
| Mr. Hobby | #1E3042 | Blue Fs15050 A Aqueous Hobby Color | ΔE 5.3 |
| Citadel | #001522 | Chaos Black Foundation (discontinued) | ΔE 5.8 |
| Vallejo | #162631 | Abyssal Turquoise Game Air | ΔE 5.9 |
| Apple Barrel | #012148 | Real Blue Gloss™ | ΔE 6.2 |
| Creature | #141D26 | Dark Blue Monument Pro Acryl | ΔE 6.9 |
| Warcolours | #002053 | Blue 5 Layer paints | ΔE 7.4 |
| Italeri | #1E2C4F | Blue Angels Blue Acrylic Paint | ΔE 8.3 |
| Green Stuff World | #1C2F59 | Indigo Blue Dip Dipping Inks | ΔE 8.7 |
| Revell | #1F2D52 | Dark Blue Email Color - Silk | ΔE 8.7 |
| Humbrol | #1D3163 | Midnight Blue Aerosol Sprays | ΔE 9.5 |
| P3 | #203467 | Exile Blue Privateer Press Formula P3 | ΔE 10.1 |
| Arteza | #252E6B | Phthalo Blue Acrylic Premium Paints | ΔE 10.6 |
| Kimera Kolors | #203479 | Phthalo Blu (Green Shade) Pure Pigments | ΔE 11.1 |
| Coat d'Arms | #324669 | Royal Blue Fantasy Range | ΔE 13.0 |
| Duncan | #334A66 | Abyss Blue Wave 2 | ΔE 13.1 |
| Acrilex | #34446E | Azul Marinho Paints | ΔE 13.7 |
| Turbo Dork | #495EA8 | Cool Ranch | ΔE 23.0 |
Nearest colours inside Golden
- D Prussian Blue Hue Heavy Body ΔE 7.5 · similar
- D Prussian Blue Hue OPEN Acrylics ΔE 8.8 · similar
- D Anthraquinone Blue Heavy Body ΔE 8.8 · similar
- D Payne's Gray Heavy Body ΔE 8.9 · similar
- D Turquoise (phthalo) Heavy Body ΔE 9.3 · similar
- D Cerulean Blue Deep Heavy Body ΔE 9.5 · similar
Choosing between these: how to pick a substitute that survives the model · what a colour value cannot tell you about a pot