What is the difference between Onyx Skin and Smoke Gray?

ΔE 10 (close). Smoke Gray is a little lighter, more muted. Swatch colours are estimates.

Onyx Skin vs Smoke Gray

Onyx Skin

Brand: Army Painter
Range: Warpaints Fanatic
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #6c4f48 (estimate)

Smoke Gray

Brand: Mr. Hobby
Range: Aqueous Hobby Color
Code: H-95
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #6b5f59 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 9.6, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Smoke Gray is a little lighter, more muted than Onyx Skin.

Can I use Smoke Gray instead of Onyx Skin?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 10). Smoke Gray is a little lighter, more muted than Onyx Skin.

Can I use Onyx Skin instead of Smoke Gray?

The same difference applies the other way round: Onyx Skin 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 Onyx Skin on the colour wheel See Smoke Gray on the colour wheel

Other Mr. Hobby paints close to Onyx Skin

Onyx Skin vs IJN Linoleum Deck Color (C-606)Mr. Color · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Smoke Gray
Onyx Skin vs Brown (C-526)Mr. Color · ΔE 8, close · closer than Smoke Gray
Onyx Skin vs Brown FS30219 (C-310)Mr. Color · ΔE 10, close

Other Army Painter paints close to Smoke Gray

Smoke Gray vs Ammo Pouch Brown (WP4130P)Warpaints Historical · ΔE 9, close · closer than Onyx Skin
Smoke Gray vs Regiment GreyWarpaints Air · ΔE 11, fair
Smoke Gray vs Ashroot (Vol. 3)John Blanche Vol. 1-4 · ΔE 12, fair

All matches: Onyx Skin equivalents · Smoke Gray equivalents