Skavenblight Dinge vs Smoke Ink

Skavenblight Dinge

Brand
Citadel / Warhammer
Range
Colour: Layer
Type
an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch
#4a4438 (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 9.5, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Our swatches for the two are almost the same. They are different kinds of paint: Citadel Skavenblight Dinge 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 Skavenblight Dinge?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 9). The swatches are almost the same. They are different kinds of paint.

Can I use Skavenblight Dinge 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 Skavenblight Dinge on the colour wheel See Smoke Ink on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Skavenblight Dinge

Other Citadel paints close to Smoke Ink

All matches: Skavenblight Dinge equivalents · Smoke Ink equivalents

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