What is the difference between Mahogany Brown and Black Red?

ΔE 9 (close). Black Red is a little lighter, more saturated, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Mahogany Brown vs Black Red

Mahogany Brown

Brand: Reaper
Range: Master Series Paints
Code: 09070
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #33211f (estimate)

Black Red

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.859
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #48282c (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 9.1, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Black Red is a little lighter, more saturated, cooler than Mahogany Brown.

Can I use Black Red instead of Mahogany Brown?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 9). Black Red is a little lighter, more saturated, cooler than Mahogany Brown.

Can I use Mahogany Brown instead of Black Red?

The same difference applies the other way round: Mahogany Brown 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 Brown on the colour wheel See Black Red on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Mahogany Brown

Mahogany Brown vs Olive Brown (70.889)Model Color · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Black Red
Mahogany Brown vs Dark Rust (70.771)Model Color · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Black Red
Mahogany Brown vs Burnt Umber (71.040)Model Air · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Black Red

Other Reaper paints close to Black Red

Black Red vs Dark Skin (09041)Master Series Paints · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Mahogany Brown
Black Red vs Cinder Brown (09178)Master Series Paints · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Mahogany Brown
Black Red vs Deep Red (09002)Master Series Paints · ΔE 9, close · closer than Mahogany Brown

All matches: Mahogany Brown equivalents · Black Red equivalents