What is the difference between Skavenblight Dinge and Mahogany?

ΔE 9 (close). Mahogany is a little darker. Swatch colours are estimates.

Skavenblight Dinge vs Mahogany

Skavenblight Dinge

Brand: Citadel / Warhammer
Range: Colour: Layer
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #4a4438 (estimate)

Mahogany

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.036
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #3e322f (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 9.5, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Mahogany is a little darker than Skavenblight Dinge.

Can I use Mahogany instead of Skavenblight Dinge?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 9). Mahogany is a little darker than Skavenblight Dinge.

Can I use Skavenblight Dinge instead of Mahogany?

The same difference applies the other way round: Skavenblight Dinge is a little lighter.

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 Skavenblight Dinge on the colour wheel See Mahogany on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Skavenblight Dinge

Skavenblight Dinge vs German Tank Crew (70.759)Model Color · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Mahogany
Skavenblight Dinge vs US Olive Drab (71.043)Model Air · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Mahogany
Skavenblight Dinge vs Cam. Med. Brown (71.038)Model Air · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Mahogany

Other Citadel paints close to Mahogany

Mahogany vs Dryad BarkColour: Base · ΔE 8, close · closer than Skavenblight Dinge
Mahogany vs Eshin GreyColour: Layer · ΔE 11, fair
Mahogany vs Rhinox HideColour: Base · ΔE 12, fair

All matches: Skavenblight Dinge equivalents · Mahogany equivalents