What is the difference between Blackroot Grey and Mahogany?

ΔE 7 (close). Mahogany is more saturated. Swatch colours are estimates.

Blackroot Grey vs Mahogany

Blackroot Grey

Brand: Green Stuff World
Range: Acrylic Colors
Code: 3233
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #323235 (estimate)

Mahogany

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

How close are they?

ΔE 7.2, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Mahogany is more saturated than Blackroot Grey.

Can I use Mahogany instead of Blackroot Grey?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 7). Mahogany is more saturated than Blackroot Grey.

Can I use Blackroot Grey instead of Mahogany?

The same difference applies the other way round: Blackroot Grey is more muted.

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 Blackroot Grey on the colour wheel See Mahogany on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Blackroot Grey

Blackroot Grey vs Olive Green (71.007)Model Air · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Mahogany
Blackroot Grey vs Cam. Black Brown (70.822)Model Color · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Mahogany
Blackroot Grey vs Grey Green (70.866)Model Color · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Mahogany

Other Green Stuff World paints close to Mahogany

Mahogany vs Ranger Green (3234)Acrylic Colors · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Blackroot Grey
Mahogany vs Barrel Grey (1882)Acrylic Colors · ΔE 12, fair
Mahogany vs Overlord Olive (1853)Acrylic Colors · ΔE 14, fair

All matches: Blackroot Grey equivalents · Mahogany equivalents