What is the difference between Ashroot and Mahogany Brown?

ΔE 7 (close). Mahogany Brown is a little lighter, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Ashroot vs Mahogany Brown

Ashroot

Brand: Army Painter
Range: John Blanche Vol. 1-4
Code: Vol. 3
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #5c433f (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 6.9, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Mahogany Brown is a little lighter, cooler than Ashroot.

Can I use Mahogany Brown instead of Ashroot?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 7). Mahogany Brown is a little lighter, cooler than Ashroot.

Can I use Ashroot instead of Mahogany Brown?

The same difference applies the other way round: Ashroot is a little darker, 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 Ashroot on the colour wheel See Mahogany Brown on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Ashroot

Ashroot vs Rust (71.080)Model Air · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Mahogany Brown
Ashroot vs Medium Brown (70.826)Model Color · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Mahogany Brown
Ashroot vs NATO Brown (71.249)Model Air · ΔE 6, close · closer than Mahogany Brown

Other Army Painter paints close to Mahogany Brown

Mahogany Brown vs Onyx SkinWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Ashroot
Mahogany Brown vs Carnelian SkinWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Ashroot
Mahogany Brown vs Chaotic RedWarpaints Legacy · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Ashroot

All matches: Ashroot equivalents · Mahogany Brown equivalents