What is the difference between Smoked Blue and Azure?

ΔE 22 (loose). Azure is much more saturated, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Smoked Blue vs Azure

Smoked Blue

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

Azure

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.902
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #5667a4 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 21.7, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Azure is much more saturated, warmer than Smoked Blue.

Can I use Azure instead of Smoked Blue?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 22). Azure is much more saturated, warmer than Smoked Blue.

Can I use Smoked Blue instead of Azure?

The same difference applies the other way round: Smoked Blue is much more muted, 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 Smoked Blue on the colour wheel See Azure 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 Azure
Smoked Blue vs USAF Light Blue (71.111)Model Air · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Azure
Smoked Blue vs Intermediate Blue (71.299)Model Air · ΔE 6, close · closer than Azure

Other Green Stuff World paints close to Azure

Azure vs Blue Base (4115)Opaque Colors · ΔE 10, close · closer than Smoked Blue
Azure vs Summersea Blue (1793)Acrylic Colors · ΔE 14, fair · closer than Smoked Blue
Azure vs Ultramar Blue (3224)Acrylic Colors · ΔE 21, loose · closer than Smoked Blue

All matches: Smoked Blue equivalents · Azure equivalents