Matt Earth vs Bony Matter

Matt Earth

Brand
AMMO by Mig
Range
Shaders
Code
A.MIG-0735
Type
an ink, glaze or transparent paint
Swatch
#bc9078 (estimate)

Bony Matter

Brand
Army Painter
Range
Speedpaint 2.0
Type
a one-coat contrast-style paint
Swatch
#b8906c (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 6.5, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Our swatches for the two are almost the same. They are different kinds of paint: AMMO by Mig Matt Earth is an ink, glaze or transparent paint and Army Painter Bony Matter is a one-coat contrast-style paint, so they won’t behave the same on the model even where the colour is close.

Can I use Bony Matter instead of Matt Earth?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 7). The swatches are almost the same. They are different kinds of paint.

Can I use Matt Earth instead of Bony Matter?

The same difference applies the other way round.

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 Earth on the colour wheel See Bony Matter on the colour wheel

Other Army Painter paints close to Matt Earth

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