I have read that over time the nicotine turns the juice a darker color. I had also been vaping a French vanilla tobacco juice with a 2.6 ohm Vivi nova and noticed t 4.2 volts it turned dark rather quickly. I found out the juice didn't like the heat and was getting burnt. Cleaned well and bumped it down to 3.8 volts and it is fine now. Not as warm of a hit, but the flavor is still good and it doesn't burn.