What is the difference between Sap Green Hue and Smoke Ink?

ΔE 27 (loose). Smoke Ink is a little lighter, much more muted. Swatch colours are estimates.

Sap Green Hue vs Smoke Ink

Sap Green Hue

Brand: Golden
Range: High Flow
Code: 8545
Type: an ink, glaze or transparent paint
Swatch: #364420 (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 27.1, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Smoke Ink is a little lighter, much more muted than Sap Green Hue.

Can I use Smoke Ink instead of Sap Green Hue?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 27). Smoke Ink is a little lighter, much more muted than Sap Green Hue.

Can I use Sap Green Hue instead of Smoke Ink?

The same difference applies the other way round: Sap Green Hue is a little darker, much 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 Sap Green Hue on the colour wheel See Smoke Ink on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Sap Green Hue

Sap Green Hue vs Ink Black Green (72.090)Game Color Ink · ΔE 17, loose · closer than Smoke Ink
Sap Green Hue vs Ink Sepia (72.091)Game Color Ink · ΔE 24, loose · closer than Smoke Ink
Sap Green Hue vs Ink Dark Turquoise (72.084)Game Color Ink · ΔE 24, loose · closer than Smoke Ink

Other Golden paints close to Smoke Ink

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

All matches: Sap Green Hue equivalents · Smoke Ink equivalents