What is the difference between Matt Chocolate Brown and Ink Sepia?

ΔE 28 (loose). Ink Sepia is noticeably darker, much more muted, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Matt Chocolate Brown vs Ink Sepia

Matt Chocolate Brown

Brand: AMMO by Mig
Range: Shaders
Code: A.MIG-0756
Type: an ink, glaze or transparent paint
Swatch: #715239 (estimate)

Ink Sepia

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Game Color Ink
Code: 72.091
Type: an ink, glaze or transparent paint
Swatch: #281f15 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 28.3, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Ink Sepia is noticeably darker, much more muted, cooler than Matt Chocolate Brown.

Can I use Ink Sepia instead of Matt Chocolate Brown?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 28). Ink Sepia is noticeably darker, much more muted, cooler than Matt Chocolate Brown.

Can I use Matt Chocolate Brown instead of Ink Sepia?

The same difference applies the other way round: Matt Chocolate Brown is noticeably lighter, much more saturated, warmer.

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 Chocolate Brown on the colour wheel See Ink Sepia on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Matt Chocolate Brown

Matt Chocolate Brown vs Mahogany Ink (70.828)Model Color · ΔE 18, loose · closer than Ink Sepia
Matt Chocolate Brown vs Smoke Ink (70.939)Model Color · ΔE 20, loose · closer than Ink Sepia
Matt Chocolate Brown vs Ink Skin (72.093)Game Color Ink · ΔE 27, loose · closer than Ink Sepia

Other AMMO by Mig paints close to Ink Sepia

Ink Sepia vs Matt Satin Black (A.MIG-0758)Shaders · ΔE 21, loose · closer than Matt Chocolate Brown
Ink Sepia vs Matt Ash Black (A.MIG-0759)Shaders · ΔE 21, loose · closer than Matt Chocolate Brown
Ink Sepia vs Night Blue (A.MIG-0862)Shaders · ΔE 30, loose

All matches: Matt Chocolate Brown equivalents · Ink Sepia equivalents