What is the difference between Night Blue INK and Ink Skin?

ΔE 27 (loose). Ink Skin is a little lighter, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Night Blue INK vs Ink Skin

Night Blue INK

Brand: AK Interactive
Range: 3rd Gen Ink
Code: AK11228
Type: an ink, glaze or transparent paint
Swatch: #001525 (estimate)

Ink Skin

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Game Color Ink
Code: 72.093
Type: an ink, glaze or transparent paint
Swatch: #391b1b (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 26.9, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Ink Skin is a little lighter, warmer than Night Blue INK.

Can I use Ink Skin instead of Night Blue INK?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 27). Ink Skin is a little lighter, warmer than Night Blue INK.

Can I use Night Blue INK instead of Ink Skin?

The same difference applies the other way round: Night Blue INK is a little darker, cooler.

ΔE is the colour difference between our two swatch estimates: under about 6 is close, over about 15 is loose. Real paints also differ in finish, coverage and how they thin, so test before you commit.

See Night Blue INK on the colour wheel See Ink Skin on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Night Blue INK

Night Blue INK vs Ink Black (72.094)Game Color Ink · ΔE 15, loose · closer than Ink Skin
Night Blue INK vs Ink Dark Turquoise (72.084)Game Color Ink · ΔE 21, loose · closer than Ink Skin
Night Blue INK vs Ink Sepia (72.091)Game Color Ink · ΔE 23, loose · closer than Ink Skin

Other AK Interactive paints close to Ink Skin

Ink Skin vs Sepia INK (AK11219)3rd Gen Ink · ΔE 16, loose · closer than Night Blue INK
Ink Skin vs Burnt Umber INK (AK11229)3rd Gen Ink · ΔE 18, loose · closer than Night Blue INK
Ink Skin vs Carbon Black INK (AK11223)3rd Gen Ink · ΔE 21, loose · closer than Night Blue INK

All matches: Night Blue INK equivalents · Ink Skin equivalents