Paints › Reaper › Black Ink › vs Ink BlackBlack Ink vs Ink Black
Brand Reaper Range MSP Clears & Inks Code 09208 Type an ink, glaze or transparent paint Swatch #141414 (estimate)
Brand Vallejo Range Game Color Ink Code 72.094 Type an ink, glaze or transparent paint Swatch #050301 (estimate) How close are they?
ΔE 5.5, very close: most people won’t see a difference side by side. Ink Black is a little darker than Black Ink.
Can I use Ink Black instead of Black Ink? Yes, for most jobs. Very close match (ΔE 6). Ink Black is a little darker than Black Ink.
Can I use Black Ink instead of Ink Black? The same difference applies the other way round: Black Ink is a little lighter.
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 Black Ink on the colour wheel See Ink Black on the colour wheel
Other Vallejo paints close to Black Ink Other Reaper paints close to Ink Black All matches: Black Ink equivalents · Ink Black equivalents
© 2026 AK Tabletop Studio. Swatch colours are estimates and will differ from the real paints; cross-brand matches are close, never exact.
Chart-listed matches come from the Two Thin Coats Paint Comparison Chart 2024, the Army Painter Warpaints Fanatic conversion chart, the AK 3rd Generation Acrylics equivalence table (2021) and the Herrick Games hobby paint comparison chart; the rest are a nearest-colour calculation.
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