Color-wise this is a muted, mid-tone orange leaning warm. Shade down into Smoke Black, the nearest darker paint in the AK Interactive line. Clear Smoke is a bit distinctive: no other brand carries a strong same-finish match, though Two Thin Coats Archaic Sepia Wash comes nearest at 75 percent. Any substitute is a mixing base rather than a drop-in, so tune it on the model.
Clear Smoke equivalents in other ranges
This is one of the colors that keeps AK Interactive pots in painters' cases. Across the mapped brands, nothing qualifies as a real equivalent.
The drift here is spread thinly across hue, lightness and saturation rather than leaning one way, so the mismatch reads as a general haze at delta E 5.0 rather than an obvious shift.
How to read the score
90+Close
80sUsable
<70Mix
Two Thin Coats
Vallejo
The Army Painter
Citadel
Monument Pro Acryl
Scale75
Tamiya
P3 Paints
Humbrol
Revell
About this color
Color profile
Highlight and shade ladder
Pairs well with
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Found in 0 other brands with a same-finish match.
Where painters use it
Frequently asked
What is the closest equivalent to AK Interactive Clear Smoke?
The closest same-finish match is Two Thin Coats Archaic Sepia Wash at 75% color similarity.
What is Clear Smoke used for?
Clear Smoke is a wash that flows into recesses and pools in shadow. Common uses: warm crimson glazing; deepen recesses and panel lines.
What do I highlight and shade Clear Smoke with?
Shade Clear Smoke with Smoke Black in the same AK Interactive range. For highlights, mix in a lighter tone or move to a brighter paint in the lane.