Onyx Skin vs Smoke Ink

Onyx Skin

Brand
Army Painter
Range
Warpaints Legacy
Type
an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch
#4b4344 (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 2.9, very close: most people won’t see a difference side by side. Our swatches for the two are almost the same. They are different kinds of paint: Army Painter Onyx Skin 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 Onyx Skin?

Yes, for most jobs. Very close match (ΔE 3). The swatches are almost the same. They are different kinds of paint.

Can I use Onyx Skin instead of Smoke Ink?

The same difference applies the other way round.

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 Onyx Skin on the colour wheel See Smoke Ink on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Onyx Skin

Other Army Painter paints close to Smoke Ink

All matches: Onyx Skin equivalents · Smoke Ink equivalents

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