What is the difference between Bosh Chestnut and Mahogany Brown?

ΔE 13 (fair). Mahogany Brown is more muted, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Bosh Chestnut vs Mahogany Brown

Bosh Chestnut

Brand: Scale75
Range: Fantasy & Games
Code: SFG35
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #6c4d38 (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 13.0, fair: the same colour family, but not a straight swap. Mahogany Brown is more muted, cooler than Bosh Chestnut.

Can I use Mahogany Brown instead of Bosh Chestnut?

Only where an exact match doesn’t matter, such as a new unit or a highlight. Fair match (ΔE 13). Mahogany Brown is more muted, cooler than Bosh Chestnut.

Can I use Bosh Chestnut instead of Mahogany Brown?

The same difference applies the other way round: Bosh Chestnut is more saturated, 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 Bosh Chestnut on the colour wheel See Mahogany Brown on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Bosh Chestnut

Bosh Chestnut vs BC Dark Brown (70.768)Model Color · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Mahogany Brown
Bosh Chestnut vs Beige Brown (70.875)Model Color · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Mahogany Brown
Bosh Chestnut vs USA Flat Brown (71.026)Model Air · ΔE 6, 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 Bosh Chestnut
Mahogany Brown vs African Shadow (SC24)Scalecolor · ΔE 7, close · closer than Bosh Chestnut
Mahogany Brown vs Yellow Oxide (Artist)Scalecolor Artist · ΔE 9, close · closer than Bosh Chestnut

All matches: Bosh Chestnut equivalents · Mahogany Brown equivalents