What is the difference between Boot Brown and Mahogany?

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

Boot Brown vs Mahogany

Boot Brown

Brand: Army Painter
Range: Warpaints Historical
Code: WP4025P
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #3c2c28 (estimate)

Mahogany

Brand: Mr. Hobby
Range: Aqueous Hobby Color
Code: H-84
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #483337 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 6.8, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Mahogany is a little lighter, cooler than Boot Brown.

Can I use Mahogany instead of Boot Brown?

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

Can I use Boot Brown instead of Mahogany?

The same difference applies the other way round: Boot Brown 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 Boot Brown on the colour wheel See Mahogany on the colour wheel

Other Mr. Hobby paints close to Boot Brown

Boot Brown vs Smoke Gray (C-101)Mr. Color · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Mahogany
Boot Brown vs Smoke Gray (N-95)Acrysion · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Mahogany
Boot Brown vs Brown 3606 (C-517)Mr. Color · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Mahogany

Other Army Painter paints close to Mahogany

Mahogany vs Oak BrownWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 6, close · closer than Boot Brown
Mahogany vs Oak BrownWarpaints Air · ΔE 7, close · closer than Boot Brown
Mahogany vs Bootstrap BrownWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 8, close

All matches: Boot Brown equivalents · Mahogany equivalents