What is the difference between Twilight Sky and Smoked Blue?

ΔE 17 (loose). Smoked Blue is noticeably lighter, much more muted, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Twilight Sky vs Smoked Blue

Twilight Sky

Brand: Army Painter
Range: Warpaints Air
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #0a5078 (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 17.3, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Smoked Blue is noticeably lighter, much more muted, warmer than Twilight Sky.

Can I use Smoked Blue instead of Twilight Sky?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 17). Smoked Blue is noticeably lighter, much more muted, warmer than Twilight Sky.

Can I use Twilight Sky instead of Smoked Blue?

The same difference applies the other way round: Twilight Sky is noticeably darker, much 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 Twilight Sky on the colour wheel See Smoked Blue on the colour wheel

Other Green Stuff World paints close to Twilight Sky

Twilight Sky vs Prussian Blue (3223)Acrylic Colors · ΔE 7, close · closer than Smoked Blue
Twilight Sky vs Mirage Blue (1840)Acrylic Colors · ΔE 11, fair · closer than Smoked Blue
Twilight Sky vs Blue Base (4115)Opaque Colors · ΔE 12, fair · closer than Smoked Blue

Other Army Painter paints close to Smoked Blue

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

All matches: Twilight Sky equivalents · Smoked Blue equivalents