Aquatic Turquoise sits in the teal family: dark in tone, vivid in saturation, cool in cast. Within the AK Interactive range it ladders cleanly, Dull Dark Green Fs 34092 for the shadows and Sla Blue for the highlights. Aquatic Turquoise is a little less common: the closest same-finish match, The Army Painter Temple Gate Teal, reaches 90 percent, and 2 other brands carry a strong same-finish alternative. A cross-brand swap will get you most of the way, but eyeball it against the original first.
Aquatic Turquoise equivalents in other ranges
Several ranges orbit this color without landing on it. Here is the closest each brand manages, nearest first:
- Closest The Army Painter equivalent: The Army Painter Temple Gate Teal, a near match with visible drift up close (delta E 2.0).
- Vallejo's closest color: Vallejo Fluorescent Cold Green, a usable stand-in rather than a twin (delta E 4.1).
- Nearest in the Two Thin Coats catalog: Two Thin Coats Legion Green, workable at tabletop distance, not up close (delta E 4.3).
- Best Monument Pro Acryl option: Monument Pro Acryl Bright Jade, a usable stand-in rather than a twin (delta E 4.8).
- From Scale75: Scale75 Ñañara Green, workable at tabletop distance, not up close (delta E 5.2).
- Humbrol's closest color: Humbrol Green, a usable stand-in rather than a twin (delta E 6.9).
The drift here is spread thinly across hue, lightness and saturation rather than leaning one way, so the mismatch reads as a general haze at delta E 2.0 rather than an obvious shift.
How to read the score
90+Close
80sUsable
<70Mix
The Army Painter
Vallejo
Two Thin Coats
Monument Pro Acryl
Scale75
Humbrol
Revell
Citadel
About this color
Color profile
Highlight and shade ladder
Pairs well with
Try any paint in the scheme toolMatch difficulty
Found in 2 other brands with a same-finish match.
Where painters use it
Frequently asked
What is the closest equivalent to AK Interactive Aquatic Turquoise?
The closest same-finish match is The Army Painter Temple Gate Teal at 90% color similarity.
What color is Aquatic Turquoise?
Aquatic Turquoise is a dark vivid teal with a cool undertone (hex #01655B).
What do I highlight and shade Aquatic Turquoise with?
Highlight Aquatic Turquoise toward Sla Blue and shade it down into Dull Dark Green Fs 34092, both AK Interactive paints in the same finish family.