What is the difference between Night Blue and Smoke Ink?

ΔE 20 (loose). Smoke Ink is a little lighter, more muted. Swatch colours are estimates.

Night Blue vs Smoke Ink

Night Blue

Brand: AMMO by Mig
Range: Shaders
Code: A.MIG-0862
Type: an ink, glaze or transparent paint
Swatch: #2c4059 (estimate)

Smoke Ink

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.939
Type: an ink, glaze or transparent paint
Swatch: #514345 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 19.8, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Smoke Ink is a little lighter, more muted than Night Blue.

Can I use Smoke Ink instead of Night Blue?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 20). Smoke Ink is a little lighter, more muted than Night Blue.

Can I use Night Blue instead of Smoke Ink?

The same difference applies the other way round: Night Blue is a little darker, more saturated.

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 Night Blue on the colour wheel See Smoke Ink on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Night Blue

Night Blue vs Ink Blue (72.088)Game Color Ink · ΔE 16, loose · closer than Smoke Ink
Night Blue vs Ink Dark Turquoise (72.084)Game Color Ink · ΔE 20, loose
Night Blue vs Ink Violet (72.087)Game Color Ink · ΔE 22, loose

Other AMMO by Mig paints close to Smoke Ink

Smoke Ink vs Matt Satin Black (A.MIG-0758)Shaders · ΔE 7, close · closer than Night Blue
Smoke Ink vs Matt Ash Black (A.MIG-0759)Shaders · ΔE 7, close · closer than Night Blue
Smoke Ink vs Ash Black (A.MIG-0858)Shaders · ΔE 15, loose · closer than Night Blue

All matches: Night Blue equivalents · Smoke Ink equivalents