What is the difference between Volcano Brown and Mahogany Brown?

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

Volcano Brown vs Mahogany Brown

Volcano Brown

Brand: Reaper
Range: Master Series Paints
Code: 09179
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #654246 (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 6.2, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Mahogany Brown is a little lighter, warmer than Volcano Brown.

Can I use Mahogany Brown instead of Volcano Brown?

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

Can I use Volcano Brown instead of Mahogany Brown?

The same difference applies the other way round: Volcano Brown is a little darker, cooler.

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 Volcano Brown on the colour wheel See Mahogany Brown on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Volcano Brown

Volcano Brown vs Dark Rose (70.745)Model Color · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Mahogany Brown
Volcano Brown vs Rust (71.080)Model Air · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Mahogany Brown
Volcano Brown vs Flat Brown (70.984)Model Color · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Mahogany Brown

Other Reaper paints close to Mahogany Brown

Mahogany Brown vs Ashen Brown (09180)Master Series Paints · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Volcano Brown
Mahogany Brown vs Chestnut Brown (09071)Master Series Paints · ΔE 9, close
Mahogany Brown vs Dark Elf Skin (09164)Master Series Paints · ΔE 10, fair

All matches: Volcano Brown equivalents · Mahogany Brown equivalents