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Make a free guideLooking for a Smoke Black equivalent? Below are the closest cross-brand color matches to Smoke Black (AK Interactive 3rd Gen) in Vallejo Weathering Effects, Vallejo Model Wash, Army Painter Fanatic, Vallejo Diorama FX, Army Painter Quickshade, Citadel Colour, Reaper MSP, Scale75 Scalecolor, Army Painter Warpaints, Vallejo Game Color, AK Interactive Artist Dense Acrylic, Monument Pro Acryl, Vallejo Model Color, AK Interactive Diorama Series, Vallejo Xpress Color, Army Painter Speedpaint, Vallejo Hobby Spray, Vallejo Metal Color, Army Painter Colour Primer, Vallejo Game Color Effects, 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 Smoke Black, 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 Prussian BlueAK Interactive 3rd GenGreat match
- Shade 1Grim BrownAK Interactive 3rd GenGreat match
- BaseSmoke BlackAK Interactive 3rd Gen
- Highlight 1Tundra TaupeArmy Painter FanaticGreat match
- Highlight 2Stone GreyReaper MSPGreat 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.