What is the difference between Daemonette Hide and Mahogany Brown?

ΔE 12 (fair). Mahogany Brown is a little darker, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Daemonette Hide vs Mahogany Brown

Daemonette Hide

Brand: Citadel / Warhammer
Range: Colour: Base
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #6a5a6a (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 12.4, fair: the same colour family, but not a straight swap. Mahogany Brown is a little darker, warmer than Daemonette Hide.

Can I use Mahogany Brown instead of Daemonette Hide?

Only where an exact match doesn’t matter, such as a new unit or a highlight. Fair match (ΔE 12). Mahogany Brown is a little darker, warmer than Daemonette Hide.

Can I use Daemonette Hide instead of Mahogany Brown?

The same difference applies the other way round: Daemonette Hide is a little lighter, 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 Daemonette Hide on the colour wheel See Mahogany Brown on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Daemonette Hide

Daemonette Hide vs Lavender Grey (70.774)Model Color · ΔE 10, close · closer than Mahogany Brown
Daemonette Hide vs Basalt Grey (70.869)Model Color · ΔE 10, close · closer than Mahogany Brown
Daemonette Hide vs London Grey (70.836)Model Color · ΔE 10, fair · closer than Mahogany Brown

Other Citadel paints close to Mahogany Brown

Mahogany Brown vs Steel Legion DrabColour: Base · ΔE 12, fair · closer than Daemonette Hide
Mahogany Brown vs Eshin GreyColour: Layer · ΔE 15, fair
Mahogany Brown vs Sylvaneth BarkColour: Dry · ΔE 15, fair

All matches: Daemonette Hide equivalents · Mahogany Brown equivalents