What is the difference between Smoked Blue and Andrea Blue?

ΔE 24 (loose). Andrea Blue is much more saturated, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Smoked Blue vs Andrea Blue

Smoked Blue

Brand: Green Stuff World
Range: Acrylic Colors
Code: 3226
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #57667f (estimate)

Andrea Blue

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.841
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #1571ae (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 24.1, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Andrea Blue is much more saturated, cooler than Smoked Blue.

Can I use Andrea Blue instead of Smoked Blue?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 24). Andrea Blue is much more saturated, cooler than Smoked Blue.

Can I use Smoked Blue instead of Andrea Blue?

The same difference applies the other way round: Smoked Blue is much more muted, warmer.

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 Smoked Blue on the colour wheel See Andrea Blue on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Smoked Blue

Smoked Blue vs Grey Blue (70.943)Model Color · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Andrea Blue
Smoked Blue vs USAF Light Blue (71.111)Model Air · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Andrea Blue
Smoked Blue vs Intermediate Blue (71.299)Model Air · ΔE 6, close · closer than Andrea Blue

Other Green Stuff World paints close to Andrea Blue

Andrea Blue vs Summersea Blue (1793)Acrylic Colors · ΔE 10, close · closer than Smoked Blue
Andrea Blue vs Blue Base (4115)Opaque Colors · ΔE 16, loose · closer than Smoked Blue
Andrea Blue vs Prussian Blue (3223)Acrylic Colors · ΔE 22, loose · closer than Smoked Blue

All matches: Smoked Blue equivalents · Andrea Blue equivalents