Mocca Skin vs Brown Ink

How close are they?

ΔE 6.5, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Brown Ink is a little darker, more saturated, cooler than Mocca Skin. They are different kinds of paint: Army Painter Mocca Skin is an opaque base/layer paint and Formula P3 Brown Ink is an ink, glaze or transparent paint, so they won’t behave the same on the model even where the colour is close.

Can I use Brown Ink instead of Mocca Skin?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 6). Brown Ink is a little darker, more saturated, cooler than Mocca Skin. They are different kinds of paint.

Can I use Mocca Skin instead of Brown Ink?

The same difference applies the other way round: Mocca Skin is a little lighter, more muted, 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.