Paint Equivalents

Hydra Turquoise (Warpaints Air)

The Army Painter · Warpaints Air

#277581 · L*45.3 a*-19.3 b*-13.5

The closest match to The Army Painter Hydra Turquoise (Warpaints Air) in every other range, nearest first.

The Army Painter Hydra Turquoise is a mid-toned, moderately saturated blue-green. 2 ranges carry a near-perfect stand-in for it, the closest being Golden Light Turquoise (phthalo) at ΔE 0.6. 19 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 range carries the word Air, which on some labels means thinned for an airbrush and on others means colours for aircraft. The list below cannot read either. What Air means on a label, and when the Air pot is a different colour.

What is the closest equivalent to The Army Painter Hydra Turquoise (Warpaints Air)?

Golden Light Turquoise (phthalo) is the closest equivalent to The Army Painter Hydra Turquoise (Warpaints Air) in any other range, at ΔE 0.6 — an indistinguishable substitute. Next nearest: Mig Russian Blue Amt-7 (ΔE 1.1) and Vallejo Blue Green (ΔE 2.1).

What is the Vallejo alternative to The Army Painter Hydra Turquoise (Warpaints Air)?

The nearest Vallejo paint is Blue Green, ΔE 2.1 — a very close substitute. The full The Army Painter to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.

Shop The Army Painter Hydra Turquoise Shop Golden Light Turquoise (phthalo) Shop Golden Heavy Body set

Hydra Turquoise (Warpaints Air) equivalent in Golden

  1. A Light Turquoise (phthalo) Heavy Body 1564 ΔE 0.6 · indistinguishable
  2. D Viridian Green Hue OPEN Acrylics 7469 ΔE 5.2 · similar

Full The Army Painter → Golden conversion chart

Hydra Turquoise (Warpaints Air) equivalent in Mig

  1. A Russian Blue Amt-7 Acrylics AMIG0251 ΔE 1.1 · near-perfect
  2. E Dull Green Acrylics AMIG0077 ΔE 11.8 · far

Full The Army Painter → Mig conversion chart

Hydra Turquoise (Warpaints Air) equivalent in Vallejo

  1. B Blue Green Model Color 70.808 ΔE 2.1 · very close
  2. D Fluorescent Cold Green Game Color 72.161 ΔE 5.2 · similar

Full The Army Painter → Vallejo conversion chart

Hydra Turquoise (Warpaints Air) equivalent in Mr. Hobby

  1. B Grayish Blue Fs35237 Mr Color 337 ΔE 2.8 · very close
  2. C Air Superiority Blue Mr Color 74 ΔE 3.5 · close

Full The Army Painter → Mr. Hobby conversion chart

Hydra Turquoise (Warpaints Air) equivalent in Mr. Paint

  1. C Dark Blue SU-33 Mr Paint MRP-200 ΔE 3.6 · close
  2. C Porsche Miami Blue Mr Paint - Car MRP-C015 ΔE 4.7 · close

Full The Army Painter → Mr. Paint conversion chart

Hydra Turquoise (Warpaints Air) equivalent in FolkArt

  1. C Teal Multi-Surface Satin Acrylics 2920 ΔE 3.8 · close
  2. D Aqua Acrylic Colors 481 ΔE 6.6 · similar

Full The Army Painter → FolkArt conversion chart

Hydra Turquoise (Warpaints Air) equivalent in Apple Barrel

  1. C Turquoise Colors 20210 ΔE 3.9 · close
  2. D Teal Treat Colors 4473E ΔE 5.4 · similar

Full The Army Painter → Apple Barrel conversion chart

Hydra Turquoise (Warpaints Air) equivalent in P3

  1. C Trollblood Blue Privateer Press Formula P3 ΔE 4.0 · close
  2. D Runeshot Privateer Press Formula P3 ΔE 6.2 · similar

Full The Army Painter → P3 conversion chart

Hydra Turquoise (Warpaints Air) equivalent in Citadel

  1. C Aethermatic Blue Contrast ΔE 4.3 · close
  2. C Hawk Turquoise Foundation (discontinued) ΔE 4.9 · close

Full The Army Painter → Citadel conversion chart

Hydra Turquoise (Warpaints Air) equivalent in AK Interactive

  1. C Aggressor Blue Fs 35109 Air (3rd Gen) AK11877 ΔE 4.7 · close
  2. D Raf Pru Blue Bs381c/636 – 10ml Real Colors - Air RC297 ΔE 7.9 · similar

Full The Army Painter → AK Interactive conversion chart

Hydra Turquoise (Warpaints Air) equivalent in Monument

  1. C Rogue Hobbies Dark Turquoise Pro Signature Series S34 ΔE 4.8 · close
  2. D Blue Black Pro Acrylic Paints 056 ΔE 9.1 · similar

Full The Army Painter → Monument conversion chart

Hydra Turquoise (Warpaints Air) equivalent in Mission Models

  1. D Aotaki Blue Green MMP-113 ΔE 5.8 · similar
  2. D Iridescent Turquoise MMP-161 ΔE 6.3 · similar

Full The Army Painter → Mission Models conversion chart

Hydra Turquoise in the remaining ranges

These ranges have nothing close. The nearest they offer is listed anyway.

RangeNearest paintDistance
Foundry #4A7887 Night Sky Light Paint System ΔE 6.0
Tamiya #10667A Light metallic blue Spray ΔE 6.3
Coat d'Arms #3A7289 Aquamarine Fantasy Range ΔE 6.7
Tom Color #4B6C73 Navy Blue Usn WW2 ΔE 7.1
Duncan #367D7A Antiquity Green Wave 3 ΔE 7.1
Scale75 #147797 Magic Blue Instant Colors Range ΔE 7.4
Kimera Kolors #285E68 Cobalt Bluegreen Expansion Set 1 ΔE 8.1
Reaper #025E6D Marine Teal Master Series Paints Core Colors ΔE 8.2
Arteza #056065 Viridian Green Acrylic Premium Paints ΔE 8.3
Green Stuff World #387971 Cool Blue Dip Dipping Inks ΔE 8.9
Italeri #3E6066 Non Specular Blue Grey Acrylic Paint ΔE 9.0
Liquitex #1C5E78 Cerulean Blue Hue Heavy Body Acrylix ΔE 10.5
Warcolours #0093A5 Turquoise 3 Layer paints ΔE 11.1
Creature #10545A Jade Monument Pro Acryl ΔE 11.6
Acrilex #2095AD Azul Piscina Paints ΔE 12.3
Humbrol #328AB0 Mediterranean Blue Acrylics - Gloss ΔE 12.5
Revell #317663 Patina Green Email Color - Silk ΔE 13.6
Turbo Dork #6993AA Blue Steel ΔE 15.8

Nearest colours inside The Army Painter

  1. C Deep Azure Warpaints Fanatic ΔE 4.0 · close
  2. D Wolf Grey Warpaints Primer ΔE 8.6 · similar
  3. D Runic Grey Speedpaint Set 2.0 ΔE 8.7 · similar
  4. D Evergreen Fog Warpaints Fanatic ΔE 9.2 · similar
  5. E Merfolk Turquoise D&D Nolzur's Marvelous Pigments ΔE 10.5 · far
  6. E Azure Magic Metallic Colours Paint Set ΔE 10.6 · far

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