What is the difference between Smoke and Warm Grey?

ΔE 14 (fair). Warm Grey is a little lighter, more saturated. Swatch colours are estimates.

Smoke vs Warm Grey

Smoke

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

Warm Grey

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Game Color
Code: 72.148
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #dbb2b3 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 13.6, fair: the same colour family, but not a straight swap. Warm Grey is a little lighter, more saturated than Smoke.

Can I use Warm Grey instead of Smoke?

Only where an exact match doesn’t matter, such as a new unit or a highlight. Fair match (ΔE 14). Warm Grey is a little lighter, more saturated than Smoke.

Can I use Smoke instead of Warm Grey?

The same difference applies the other way round: Smoke is a little darker, 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 Warm Grey on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Smoke

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

Other Tamiya paints close to Warm Grey

Warm Grey vs Light Gray (AS-16)AS Spray (aircraft) · ΔE 14, fair
Warm Grey vs Smoke (TS-71)TS Spray · ΔE 14, fair
Warm Grey vs Deck Tan (XF-55)XF Flat Acrylic · ΔE 15, loose

All matches: Smoke equivalents · Warm Grey equivalents