What is the difference between African Shadow and Mahogany Brown?

ΔE 7 (close). Mahogany Brown is a little lighter, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

African Shadow vs Mahogany Brown

African Shadow

Brand: Scale75
Range: Scalecolor
Code: SC24
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #5c4248 (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 7.5, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Mahogany Brown is a little lighter, warmer than African Shadow.

Can I use Mahogany Brown instead of African Shadow?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 7). Mahogany Brown is a little lighter, warmer than African Shadow.

Can I use African Shadow instead of Mahogany Brown?

The same difference applies the other way round: African Shadow 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 African Shadow on the colour wheel See Mahogany Brown on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to African Shadow

African Shadow vs Rust (71.080)Model Air · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Mahogany Brown
African Shadow vs Chocolate Brown (70.872)Model Color · ΔE 6, close · closer than Mahogany Brown
African Shadow vs Chestnut Brown (70.746)Model Color · ΔE 7, close · closer than Mahogany Brown

Other Scale75 paints close to Mahogany Brown

Mahogany Brown vs Wood (Artist)Scalecolor Artist · ΔE 5, very close · closer than African Shadow
Mahogany Brown vs Yellow Oxide (Artist)Scalecolor Artist · ΔE 9, close
Mahogany Brown vs Bosh Chestnut (SFG35)Fantasy & Games · ΔE 13, fair

All matches: African Shadow equivalents · Mahogany Brown equivalents