What is the difference between Mahogany and Flat Brown?

ΔE 10 (close). Flat Brown is a little lighter, more saturated, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Mahogany vs Flat Brown

Mahogany

Brand: Pro Acryl
Range: Standard / Signature / AMP
Code: 009
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #4a2f2b (estimate)

Flat Brown

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.984
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #643b3a (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 9.6, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Flat Brown is a little lighter, more saturated, cooler than Mahogany.

Can I use Flat Brown instead of Mahogany?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 10). Flat Brown is a little lighter, more saturated, cooler than Mahogany.

Can I use Mahogany instead of Flat Brown?

The same difference applies the other way round: Mahogany is a little darker, more muted, 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 Mahogany on the colour wheel See Flat Brown on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Mahogany

Mahogany vs Burnt Umber (70.941)Model Color · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Flat Brown
Mahogany vs Chestnut Brown (70.746)Model Color · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Flat Brown
Mahogany vs German Red Brown (71.271)Model Air · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Flat Brown

Other Pro Acryl paints close to Flat Brown

Flat Brown vs Light Umber (018)Standard / Signature / AMP · ΔE 8, close · closer than Mahogany
Flat Brown vs Dark Flesh (068)Standard / Signature / AMP · ΔE 9, close · closer than Mahogany
Flat Brown vs Dark Umber (019)Standard / Signature / AMP · ΔE 10, fair

All matches: Mahogany equivalents · Flat Brown equivalents