What is the difference between Deep Azure and Smoked Blue?

ΔE 21 (loose). Smoked Blue is more muted, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Deep Azure vs Smoked Blue

Deep Azure

Brand: Army Painter
Range: Warpaints Fanatic
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #006a78 (estimate)

Smoked Blue

Brand: Green Stuff World
Range: Acrylic Colors
Code: 3226
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #57667f (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 21.1, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Smoked Blue is more muted, warmer than Deep Azure.

Can I use Smoked Blue instead of Deep Azure?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 21). Smoked Blue is more muted, warmer than Deep Azure.

Can I use Deep Azure instead of Smoked Blue?

The same difference applies the other way round: Deep Azure is more saturated, cooler.

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 Deep Azure on the colour wheel See Smoked Blue on the colour wheel

Other Green Stuff World paints close to Deep Azure

Deep Azure vs Arachnid Green (3239)Acrylic Colors · ΔE 19, loose · closer than Smoked Blue
Deep Azure vs Grey Teal (3228)Acrylic Colors · ΔE 21, loose
Deep Azure vs Terror Blue-Grey (4125)Opaque Colors · ΔE 22, loose

Other Army Painter paints close to Smoked Blue

Smoked Blue vs Uniform GreyWarpaints Air · ΔE 10, close · closer than Deep Azure
Smoked Blue vs Iron WolfWarpaints Air · ΔE 10, close · closer than Deep Azure
Smoked Blue vs Deep GreyWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 10, fair · closer than Deep Azure

All matches: Deep Azure equivalents · Smoked Blue equivalents