What is the difference between Red Brown and Mahogany Brown?

ΔE 10 (close). Mahogany Brown is a little lighter, more muted, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Red Brown vs Mahogany Brown

Red Brown

Brand: AMMO by Mig
Range: Acrylic Colors for Figures
Code: AMMO.F-532
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #654337 (estimate)

Mahogany Brown

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.846
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #6e5050 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 9.8, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Mahogany Brown is a little lighter, more muted, cooler than Red Brown.

Can I use Mahogany Brown instead of Red Brown?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 10). Mahogany Brown is a little lighter, more muted, cooler than Red Brown.

Can I use Red Brown instead of Mahogany Brown?

The same difference applies the other way round: Red Brown is a little darker, more saturated, 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.

See Red Brown on the colour wheel See Mahogany Brown on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Red Brown

Red Brown vs Flat Earth (70.983)Model Color · ΔE 6, close · closer than Mahogany Brown
Red Brown vs BC Dark Brown (70.768)Model Color · ΔE 7, close · closer than Mahogany Brown
Red Brown vs Flat Brown (70.984)Model Color · ΔE 7, close · closer than Mahogany Brown

Other AMMO by Mig paints close to Mahogany Brown

Mahogany Brown vs Stonewall Grey (IONIC-0159)IONIC Smart Colors · ΔE 9, close · closer than Red Brown
Mahogany Brown vs Chipping (A.MIG-0618)Dio Drybrush · ΔE 12, fair
Mahogany Brown vs Coffee Brown (ATOM-20060)ATOM · ΔE 13, fair

All matches: Red Brown equivalents · Mahogany Brown equivalents