What is the difference between Inktense Olive and Mahogany Ink?

ΔE 23 (loose). Mahogany Ink is a little lighter, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Inktense Olive vs Mahogany Ink

Inktense Olive

Brand: Scale75
Range: Inktensity
Code: SC101
Type: an ink, glaze or transparent paint
Swatch: #293625 (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 23.3, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Mahogany Ink is a little lighter, warmer than Inktense Olive.

Can I use Mahogany Ink instead of Inktense Olive?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 23). Mahogany Ink is a little lighter, warmer than Inktense Olive.

Can I use Inktense Olive instead of Mahogany Ink?

The same difference applies the other way round: Inktense Olive is a little darker, cooler.

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 Inktense Olive on the colour wheel See Mahogany Ink on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Inktense Olive

Inktense Olive vs Ink Black Green (72.090)Game Color Ink · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Mahogany Ink
Inktense Olive vs Ink Dark Turquoise (72.084)Game Color Ink · ΔE 13, fair · closer than Mahogany Ink
Inktense Olive vs Ink Sepia (72.091)Game Color Ink · ΔE 15, fair · closer than Mahogany Ink

Other Scale75 paints close to Mahogany Ink

Mahogany Ink vs Inktense Brown (SC95)Inktensity · ΔE 13, fair · closer than Inktense Olive
Mahogany Ink vs Inktense Wood (SC80)Inktensity · ΔE 23, loose · closer than Inktense Olive
Mahogany Ink vs Inktense Black (SC79)Inktensity · ΔE 32, loose

All matches: Inktense Olive equivalents · Mahogany Ink equivalents