What is the difference between Smoked Blue and Ultramarine Blue?

ΔE 24 (loose). Ultramarine Blue is a little lighter, much more saturated, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Smoked Blue vs Ultramarine Blue

Smoked Blue

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

Ultramarine Blue

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Game Color
Code: 72.022
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #4e75b5 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 23.6, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Ultramarine Blue is a little lighter, much more saturated, warmer than Smoked Blue.

Can I use Ultramarine Blue instead of Smoked Blue?

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

Can I use Smoked Blue instead of Ultramarine Blue?

The same difference applies the other way round: Smoked Blue is a little darker, 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 Ultramarine 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 Ultramarine Blue
Smoked Blue vs USAF Light Blue (71.111)Model Air · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Ultramarine Blue
Smoked Blue vs Intermediate Blue (71.299)Model Air · ΔE 6, close · closer than Ultramarine Blue

Other Green Stuff World paints close to Ultramarine Blue

Ultramarine Blue vs Summersea Blue (1793)Acrylic Colors · ΔE 11, fair · closer than Smoked Blue
Ultramarine Blue vs Blue Base (4115)Opaque Colors · ΔE 14, fair · closer than Smoked Blue
Ultramarine Blue vs Prussian Blue (3223)Acrylic Colors · ΔE 26, loose

All matches: Smoked Blue equivalents · Ultramarine Blue equivalents