Bleached Strap Grey vs Smoke Ink

Bleached Strap Grey

Brand
Army Painter
Range
Warpaints Historical
Code
WP4150P
Type
an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch
#404143 (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 7.2, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Smoke Ink is more saturated than Bleached Strap Grey. They are different kinds of paint: Army Painter Bleached Strap Grey is an opaque base/layer paint and Vallejo Smoke Ink is an ink, glaze or transparent paint, so they won’t behave the same on the model even where the colour is close.

Can I use Smoke Ink instead of Bleached Strap Grey?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 7). Smoke Ink is more saturated than Bleached Strap Grey. They are different kinds of paint.

Can I use Bleached Strap Grey instead of Smoke Ink?

The same difference applies the other way round: Bleached Strap Grey is more muted.

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 Bleached Strap Grey on the colour wheel See Smoke Ink on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Bleached Strap Grey

Other Army Painter paints close to Smoke Ink

All matches: Bleached Strap Grey equivalents · Smoke Ink equivalents

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