What is the difference between Matt Bluish Black and Mahogany Ink?

ΔE 40 (loose). Mahogany Ink is much more muted, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Matt Bluish Black vs Mahogany Ink

Matt Bluish Black

Brand: AMMO by Mig
Range: Shaders
Code: A.MIG-0757
Type: an ink, glaze or transparent paint
Swatch: #343b77 (estimate)

Mahogany Ink

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.828
Type: an ink, glaze or transparent paint
Swatch: #5a4041 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 39.6, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Mahogany Ink is much more muted, warmer than Matt Bluish Black.

Can I use Mahogany Ink instead of Matt Bluish Black?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 40). Mahogany Ink is much more muted, warmer than Matt Bluish Black.

Can I use Matt Bluish Black instead of Mahogany Ink?

The same difference applies the other way round: Matt Bluish Black is much more saturated, 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 Matt Bluish Black on the colour wheel See Mahogany Ink on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Matt Bluish Black

Matt Bluish Black vs Ink Blue (72.088)Game Color Ink · ΔE 10, fair · closer than Mahogany Ink
Matt Bluish Black vs Ink Violet (72.087)Game Color Ink · ΔE 11, fair · closer than Mahogany Ink
Matt Bluish Black vs Smoke Ink (70.939)Model Color · ΔE 38, loose · closer than Mahogany Ink

Other AMMO by Mig paints close to Mahogany Ink

Mahogany Ink vs Matt Satin Black (A.MIG-0758)Shaders · ΔE 12, fair · closer than Matt Bluish Black
Mahogany Ink vs Matt Ash Black (A.MIG-0759)Shaders · ΔE 12, fair · closer than Matt Bluish Black
Mahogany Ink vs Ash Black (A.MIG-0858)Shaders · ΔE 17, loose · closer than Matt Bluish Black

All matches: Matt Bluish Black equivalents · Mahogany Ink equivalents