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

ΔE 18 (loose). Mahogany Ink is a little darker, more muted, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Matt Chocolate Brown vs Mahogany Ink

Matt Chocolate Brown

Brand: AMMO by Mig
Range: Shaders
Code: A.MIG-0756
Type: an ink, glaze or transparent paint
Swatch: #715239 (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 17.7, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Mahogany Ink is a little darker, more muted, cooler than Matt Chocolate Brown.

Can I use Mahogany Ink instead of Matt Chocolate Brown?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 18). Mahogany Ink is a little darker, more muted, cooler than Matt Chocolate Brown.

Can I use Matt Chocolate Brown instead of Mahogany Ink?

The same difference applies the other way round: Matt Chocolate Brown is a little 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 Mahogany Ink on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Matt Chocolate Brown

Matt Chocolate Brown vs Smoke Ink (70.939)Model Color · ΔE 20, loose
Matt Chocolate Brown vs Ink Skin (72.093)Game Color Ink · ΔE 27, loose
Matt Chocolate Brown vs Ink Sepia (72.091)Game Color Ink · ΔE 28, loose

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

All matches: Matt Chocolate Brown equivalents · Mahogany Ink equivalents