What is the difference between Oxide Brown Dark and Mahogany Brown?

ΔE 13 (fair). Mahogany Brown is noticeably lighter, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Oxide Brown Dark vs Mahogany Brown

Oxide Brown Dark

Brand: Kimera Kolors
Range: Pure Pigments
Code: Pure Pigments
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #4e322e (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 13.5, fair: the same colour family, but not a straight swap. Mahogany Brown is noticeably lighter, cooler than Oxide Brown Dark.

Can I use Mahogany Brown instead of Oxide Brown Dark?

Only where an exact match doesn’t matter, such as a new unit or a highlight. Fair match (ΔE 13). Mahogany Brown is noticeably lighter, cooler than Oxide Brown Dark.

Can I use Oxide Brown Dark instead of Mahogany Brown?

The same difference applies the other way round: Oxide Brown Dark is noticeably 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 Oxide Brown Dark on the colour wheel See Mahogany Brown on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Oxide Brown Dark

Oxide Brown Dark vs Chestnut Brown (70.746)Model Color · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Mahogany Brown
Oxide Brown Dark vs German Red Brown (71.271)Model Air · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Mahogany Brown
Oxide Brown Dark vs German Red Brown (70.605)Model Air · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Mahogany Brown

Other Kimera Kolors paints close to Mahogany Brown

Mahogany Brown vs Ground Brown (Signature)Signature Series · ΔE 6, close · closer than Oxide Brown Dark
Mahogany Brown vs Black Skintone (Signature)Signature Series · ΔE 11, fair · closer than Oxide Brown Dark
Mahogany Brown vs Undead Skintone (Signature)Signature Series · ΔE 14, fair

All matches: Oxide Brown Dark equivalents · Mahogany Brown equivalents