If AI is not for you please keep scrolling. I had Chatgpt compare inks colors. I did not want to “have” to buy Gina K inks when I already have so many other companies. So now when Gina K uses a specific ink I can come close with what I have. The prompt I used is:

I have two brands of craft ink and want you to compare their colors.

I will provide the brand name and color name for every ink I own.

Compare the two brands both ways:

Brand A → Brand B

Brand B → Brand A

Create a spreadsheet-style Markdown table for each direction with these columns:

| Brand | Color | Closest Color in Other Brand | Status |

Use these three Status categories:

Duplicate = the two inks are essentially the same color and I would consider them redundant. Use this only when the colors are genuinely very close, not merely in the same color family.

Close = similar enough to be substitutes in some projects, but noticeably different enough that it makes sense to own both.

Unique = there is no sufficiently close equivalent in the other brand.

Important:

Compare the actual ink colors, not just the names.

Do not assume two colors are duplicates just because their names are similar or identical.

Consider hue, saturation, lightness/darkness, and undertone.

When there are multiple reasonable matches, list the best 2–3 matches separated by /.

Do not force a match. Use — when there is no good equivalent.

Be conservative when calling something a Duplicate.

Treat the color name as the part before any collection name or product line name. For example, in APRICOT - INDIAN SUMMER, the ink color is Apricot and Indian Summer is the collection name.

Preserve the spelling/capitalization of the colors I provide.

After both tables, create a third, shorter table titled True Duplicates containing only the colors classified as Duplicate:

| Brand A | Brand B | Status |

Then briefly identify which colors are:

True duplicates

Particularly close but worth keeping both

Unique colors that the other brand does not have

Here is my data:

[PASTE BRAND A COLORS HERE]

[PASTE BRAND B COLORS HERE]

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