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

ΔE 27 (loose). Ink Skin is noticeably darker, more muted, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Matt Chocolate Brown vs Ink Skin

Matt Chocolate Brown

Brand: AMMO by Mig
Range: Shaders
Code: A.MIG-0756
Type: an ink, glaze or transparent paint
Swatch: #715239 (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 27.4, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Ink Skin is noticeably darker, more muted, cooler than Matt Chocolate Brown.

Can I use Ink Skin instead of Matt Chocolate Brown?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 27). Ink Skin is noticeably darker, more muted, cooler than Matt Chocolate Brown.

Can I use Matt Chocolate Brown instead of Ink Skin?

The same difference applies the other way round: Matt Chocolate Brown is noticeably lighter, 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 Skin 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 Skin
Matt Chocolate Brown vs Smoke Ink (70.939)Model Color · ΔE 20, loose · closer than Ink Skin
Matt Chocolate Brown vs Ink Sepia (72.091)Game Color Ink · ΔE 28, loose

Other AMMO by Mig paints close to Ink Skin

Ink Skin vs Matt Satin Black (A.MIG-0758)Shaders · ΔE 24, loose · closer than Matt Chocolate Brown
Ink Skin vs Matt Ash Black (A.MIG-0759)Shaders · ΔE 24, loose · closer than Matt Chocolate Brown
Ink Skin vs Night Blue (A.MIG-0862)Shaders · ΔE 31, loose

All matches: Matt Chocolate Brown equivalents · Ink Skin equivalents