# Smokey Ink (Vallejo Game Color) Paint Equivalents

> Smokey Ink (Vallejo Game Color, 72.068) equivalents: Citadel Rhinox Hide, Army Painter Tree Ancient and Two Thin Coats Druid Flesh, by ΔE colour distance.

Canonical: https://lexmechanic.com/paints/vallejo-game-color/smokey-ink-72-068

§ PAINT · 11th edition

# Smokey Ink: Vallejo Game Color opaque, 72.068, hex #493632. Its closest equivalents in every other range, nearest first.

Paint

Smokey Ink

Range

[Vallejo Game Color](/paints/vallejo-game-color)

Finish

opaque

Code

72.068

Hex

#493632

Hex source

community data

## Smokey Ink equivalents

One paint from each other brand, the closest in colour and finish.

- ### Citadel equivalent

    [Rhinox Hide](/paints/citadel-base/rhinox-hide) Citadel Base ΔE 3.9

    safe substitute
- ### Army Painter equivalent

    [Tree Ancient](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/tree-ancient) Warpaints Fanatic ΔE 4.2

    safe substitute
- ### Two Thin Coats equivalent

    [Druid Flesh](/paints/two-thin-coats/druid-flesh) ΔE 4.0

    safe substitute

Smokey Ink is an opaque paint from Vallejo Game Color. The closest paint in any other range is Rhinox Hide from Citadel Base at ΔE 3.9, a safe substitute. Across the 13 other ranges, none offer a near match and 5 a safe substitute in the same finish; the rest are approximate or a different finish.

## Closest matches

### [Army Painter Speedpaint 2.0](/paints/speedpaint-2)

- [Satchel Brown](/paints/speedpaint-2/satchel-brown) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 5.2
- [Dusk Red](/paints/speedpaint-2/dusk-red) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 7.2
- [Dark Wood](/paints/speedpaint-2/dark-wood) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 8.2

### [Army Painter Warpaints Fanatic](/paints/army-painter-fanatic)

- [Tree Ancient](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/tree-ancient) safe substitute ΔE 4.2
- [Oak Brown](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/oak-brown) safe substitute ΔE 6.7
- [Brigadine Brown](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/brigadine-brown) safe substitute ΔE 6.8

### [Army Painter Warpaints Fanatic Wash](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash)

- [Dark Skin Shade](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash/dark-skin-shade) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 4.0
- [Strong Skin Shade](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash/strong-skin-shade) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 5.6
- [Soft Tone](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash/soft-tone) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 7.8

### [Citadel Base](/paints/citadel-base)

- [Rhinox Hide](/paints/citadel-base/rhinox-hide) safe substitute ΔE 3.9
- [Thondia Brown](/paints/citadel-base/thondia-brown) safe substitute ΔE 4.3
- [Catachan Fleshtone](/paints/citadel-base/catachan-fleshtone) safe substitute ΔE 4.3

### [Citadel Contrast](/paints/citadel-contrast)

- [Wyldwood](/paints/citadel-contrast/wyldwood) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 5.4
- [Garaghak's Sewer](/paints/citadel-contrast/garaghaks-sewer) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 6.7
- [Ratling Grime](/paints/citadel-contrast/ratling-grime) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 8.4

### [Citadel Layer](/paints/citadel-layer)

- [Gorthor Brown](/paints/citadel-layer/gorthor-brown) safe substitute ΔE 6.2
- [Skavenblight Dinge](/paints/citadel-layer/skavenblight-dinge) approximate ΔE 9.2
- [Bloodreaver Flesh](/paints/citadel-layer/bloodreaver-flesh) approximate ΔE 9.5

### [Citadel Shade](/paints/citadel-shade)

- [Agrax Earthshade](/paints/citadel-shade/agrax-earthshade) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 10.2
- [Agrax Earthshade Gloss](/paints/citadel-shade/agrax-earthshade-gloss) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 10.2
- [Reikland Fleshshade](/paints/citadel-shade/reikland-fleshshade) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 10.6

### [Two Thin Coats](/paints/two-thin-coats)

- [Druid Flesh](/paints/two-thin-coats/druid-flesh) safe substitute ΔE 4.0
- [Cuirass Leather](/paints/two-thin-coats/cuirass-leather) safe substitute ΔE 5.4
- [Scorched Earth](/paints/two-thin-coats/scorched-earth) approximate ΔE 7.6

### [Vallejo Game Air](/paints/vallejo-game-air)

- [Charred Brown](/paints/vallejo-game-air/charred-brown-76-045) safe substitute ΔE 4.2
- [Nocturnal Red](/paints/vallejo-game-air/nocturnal-red-76-111) approximate ΔE 13.0
- [Royal Purple](/paints/vallejo-game-air/royal-purple-76-016) approximate ΔE 13.8

### [Vallejo Mecha Color](/paints/vallejo-mecha)

- [Chipping Brown](/paints/vallejo-mecha/chipping-brown-69-035) approximate ΔE 7.4
- [Brown Engine Soot (Matt)](/paints/vallejo-mecha/brown-engine-soot-matt-69-818) approximate ΔE 10.7
- [Rust Texture (Matt)](/paints/vallejo-mecha/rust-texture-matt-69-821) approximate ΔE 11.7

### [Vallejo Metal Color](/paints/vallejo-metal)

- [Gunmetal Grey](/paints/vallejo-metal/gunmetal-grey-77-720) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 22.4
- [Steel](/paints/vallejo-metal/steel-77-712) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 23.2
- [Jet Exhaust](/paints/vallejo-metal/jet-exhaust-77-713) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 24.5

### [Vallejo Wash](/paints/vallejo-wash)

- [Black](/paints/vallejo-wash/black-76-518) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 9.5
- [Black Wash](/paints/vallejo-wash/black-wash-73-201) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 9.5
- [Dark Brown](/paints/vallejo-wash/dark-brown-76-514) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 10.2

### [Vallejo Xpress](/paints/vallejo-xpress)

- [Muddy Ground](/paints/vallejo-xpress/muddy-ground-72-475) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 3.1
- [Willow Bark](/paints/vallejo-xpress/willow-bark-72-474) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 4.5
- [Greasy Black](/paints/vallejo-xpress/greasy-black-72-476) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 4.5

## Also in Vallejo Game Color

- [Charred Brown](/paints/vallejo-game-color/charred-brown-72-045) safe substitute ΔE 4.2
- [Heavy Siena](/paints/vallejo-game-color/heavy-siena-72-154) approximate ΔE 7.6
- [Dry Rust](/paints/vallejo-game-color/dry-rust-72-136) approximate ΔE 8.7

Every pot in [Vallejo Game Color](/paints/vallejo-game-color) has a page like this one. Vallejo against the other brands, whole ranges at a time: [Vallejo to Citadel](/paints/vallejo-to-citadel), [Vallejo to Army Painter](/paints/vallejo-to-army-painter), [Vallejo to Two Thin Coats](/paints/vallejo-to-two-thin-coats), [Citadel to Vallejo](/paints/citadel-to-vallejo), [Army Painter to Vallejo](/paints/army-painter-to-vallejo), [Two Thin Coats to Vallejo](/paints/two-thin-coats-to-vallejo).

[Match it in the tool](/paints#paint=vallejo-game-color-smokey-ink-72-068)

##  Questions

What is the Citadel equivalent of Smokey Ink?

Rhinox Hide from Citadel Base, at ΔE 3.9: a safe substitute in the same finish.

What is the Army Painter equivalent of Smokey Ink?

Tree Ancient from Warpaints Fanatic, at ΔE 4.2: a safe substitute in the same finish.

What is the Two Thin Coats equivalent of Smokey Ink?

Druid Flesh from Two Thin Coats, at ΔE 4.0: a safe substitute in the same finish.