#283339
Liquitex

Muted Turquoise

Liquitex Heavy Body Acrylix

acrylic
blue

Color Information

HEX

#283339

RGB

40, 51, 57

LAB

20.5, -2.9, -5.3

Product Code

503

Closest catalog-color match

Charcoal Grey by Vallejo (ΔE 1.5)

Compatibility unverified: application: both products not recorded or recognized; effect: both products not recorded or recognized; finish: both products not recorded or recognized; opacity: both products not recorded or recognized. ΔE 1.5 gives a very small catalog color gap. Check product specifications before substituting.

Muted Turquoise catalog data

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Muted Turquoise by Liquitex (product code 503) is cataloged as acrylic, Liquitex Heavy Body Acrylix in the blue color family.

Catalog color data: HEX #283339, RGB 40/51/57, and CIELAB 20.5/-2.9/-5.3. These values describe the listed digital color and can differ from dried paint under real-world lighting.

PaintAtlas lists 18 related catalog colors for this paint. ΔE measures the distance between the listed digital color values only; it does not describe opacity, finish behavior, or how the paint covers a surface. Cross-class matches, such as metallic against conventional paint, are shown as digital color only and are never presented as verified substitutes.

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Technical Color Analysis

Muted Turquoise is a dark muted blue with dark value (L*: 20.5). This neutral color has muted saturation (chroma: 6.1), making it ideal for shadows and base layers and great for realistic, weathered effects.

LightnessL* 20.5

Dark

Temperatureneutral

neutral

SaturationC* 6.1

Muted

Deep color ideal for shadow areas, recesses, and providing contrast against lighter tones.

Balanced temperature that works harmoniously with both warm and cool palettes. Versatile for various applications.

Subtle, understated color. Excellent for realistic effects, weathering, and natural materials.

Recommended Undercoats

Black or Dark Grey

Dark colors can use fewer coats over dark primers

Grey

Neutral option if you want slightly easier corrections

Layering & Paint Order Guide

Shadow Paint
90% confidence

Very dark value makes this ideal for deepest shadows and lining

Suggested Layer Progression

Shadow
Base
Layer
Highlight

This paint works best as a shadow in your layering sequence.

Layering Tips

  • Apply each layer to progressively smaller areas, leaving previous layers visible
  • Maintain consistent light direction across all layers
  • Thin paints for smoother transitions between layers