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Make a free guideLooking for a Clear Smoke equivalent? Below are the closest cross-brand color matches to Clear Smoke (AK Interactive 3rd Gen) in Reaper MSP, Army Painter Quickshade, Citadel Colour, Army Painter Colour Primer, Army Painter Fanatic, Vallejo Model Color, Army Painter Warpaints, Vallejo Hobby Spray, AK Interactive Artist Dense Acrylic, Vallejo Game Color, Army Painter Speedpaint, Vallejo Xpress Color, AK Interactive Diorama Series, Scale75 Scalecolor, Vallejo Game Color Effects, Vallejo Diorama FX, Vallejo Weathering Effects, Vallejo Metal Color, Vallejo Model Wash, Monument Pro Acryl, ranked by CIE76 deltaE color distance. Use them as substitutes, or generate a painting guide from the paints you actually own and let PaintGuide handle the matching and mixing for you.
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Shade & highlight partners
Suggested shadow and highlight colors for Clear Smoke, picked from the full catalog by color science — not paints you own. Shadows stay richer when they lean cool; pure black just flattens them. Highlights read best warmer and a touch softer than the base; pure white bleaches them out.
- Shade 2Dark Red ToneArmy Painter FanaticGreat match
- Shade 1Orange ToneArmy Painter FanaticGreat match
- BaseClear SmokeAK Interactive 3rd Gen
- Highlight 1Tanned ShadowReaper MSPGreat match
- Highlight 2Command KhakiArmy Painter FanaticGreat match
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Make a free guide with your paintsMatches are computed by converting each paint's color to CIELAB and measuring CIE76 deltaE distance. A “great match” (deltaE < 3) is very close to the eye; a “close match” is a usable substitute. Finish, opacity, and coverage still differ between brands, so test on primer when it matters.