What is the difference between Light Phthalo Green and Smoke Ink?

ΔE 69 (loose). Smoke Ink is noticeably darker, more muted. Swatch colours are estimates.

Light Phthalo Green vs Smoke Ink

Light Phthalo Green

Brand: Golden
Range: High Flow
Code: 8516
Type: an ink, glaze or transparent paint
Swatch: #d4fcf1 (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 69.4, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Smoke Ink is noticeably darker, more muted than Light Phthalo Green.

Can I use Smoke Ink instead of Light Phthalo Green?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 69). Smoke Ink is noticeably darker, more muted than Light Phthalo Green.

Can I use Light Phthalo Green instead of Smoke Ink?

The same difference applies the other way round: Light Phthalo Green is noticeably lighter, 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 Light Phthalo Green on the colour wheel See Smoke Ink on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Light Phthalo Green

Light Phthalo Green vs Ink White (72.082)Game Color Ink · ΔE 15, loose · closer than Smoke Ink
Light Phthalo Green vs Ink Green (72.089)Game Color Ink · ΔE 64, loose · closer than Smoke Ink
Light Phthalo Green vs Mahogany Ink (70.828)Model Color · ΔE 71, loose

Other Golden paints close to Smoke Ink

Smoke Ink vs Carbon Black (PBk7)High Flow · ΔE 7, close · closer than Light Phthalo Green
Smoke Ink vs Raw Umber (8544)High Flow · ΔE 8, close · closer than Light Phthalo Green
Smoke Ink vs Mars Black (8518)High Flow · ΔE 14, fair · closer than Light Phthalo Green

All matches: Light Phthalo Green equivalents · Smoke Ink equivalents