What is the difference between Smoke and Lustful Purple?

ΔE 23 (loose). Lustful Purple is a little darker, much more saturated. Swatch colours are estimates.

Smoke vs Lustful Purple

Smoke

Brand: Tamiya
Range: PS Spray (polycarbonate)
Code: PS-31
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #b6acb4 (estimate)

Lustful Purple

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Game Color
Code: 72.114
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #b09acb (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 23.5, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Lustful Purple is a little darker, much more saturated than Smoke.

Can I use Lustful Purple instead of Smoke?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 23). Lustful Purple is a little darker, much more saturated than Smoke.

Can I use Smoke instead of Lustful Purple?

The same difference applies the other way round: Smoke is a little lighter, much more muted.

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 Smoke on the colour wheel See Lustful Purple on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Smoke

Smoke vs Stonewall Grey (72.049)Game Color · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Lustful Purple
Smoke vs Grey (70.601)Model Air · ΔE 7, close · closer than Lustful Purple
Smoke vs Neutral Grey (72.050)Game Color · ΔE 9, close · closer than Lustful Purple

Other Tamiya paints close to Lustful Purple

Lustful Purple vs Ocean Gray (AS-10)AS Spray (aircraft) · ΔE 24, loose
Lustful Purple vs Pink (TS-25)TS Spray · ΔE 24, loose
Lustful Purple vs Blue Violet (PS-35)PS Spray (polycarbonate) · ΔE 25, loose

All matches: Smoke equivalents · Lustful Purple equivalents