What is the difference between Ground Brown and Mahogany Brown?

ΔE 6 (close). Mahogany Brown is a little darker, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Ground Brown vs Mahogany Brown

Ground Brown

Brand: Kimera Kolors
Range: Signature Series
Code: Signature
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #775b53 (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 6.3, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Mahogany Brown is a little darker, cooler than Ground Brown.

Can I use Mahogany Brown instead of Ground Brown?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 6). Mahogany Brown is a little darker, cooler than Ground Brown.

Can I use Ground Brown instead of Mahogany Brown?

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

Other Vallejo paints close to Ground Brown

Ground Brown vs US Earth Red (71.293)Model Air · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Mahogany Brown
Ground Brown vs Saddle Brown (70.940)Model Color · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Mahogany Brown
Ground Brown vs USAF Brown (71.125)Model Air · ΔE 6, close

Other Kimera Kolors paints close to Mahogany Brown

Mahogany Brown vs Black Skintone (Signature)Signature Series · ΔE 11, fair
Mahogany Brown vs Oxide Brown Dark (Pure Pigments)Pure Pigments · ΔE 13, fair
Mahogany Brown vs Undead Skintone (Signature)Signature Series · ΔE 14, fair

All matches: Ground Brown equivalents · Mahogany Brown equivalents