What is the difference between Wood and Mahogany Brown?

ΔE 5 (very close). Mahogany Brown is more saturated, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Wood vs Mahogany Brown

Wood

Brand: Scale75
Range: Scalecolor Artist
Code: Artist
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #6a5654 (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 4.9, very close: most people won’t see a difference side by side. Mahogany Brown is more saturated, cooler than Wood.

Can I use Mahogany Brown instead of Wood?

Yes, for most jobs. Very close match (ΔE 5). Mahogany Brown is more saturated, cooler than Wood.

Can I use Wood instead of Mahogany Brown?

The same difference applies the other way round: Wood is 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 Wood on the colour wheel See Mahogany Brown on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Wood

Wood vs Rust (71.080)Model Air · ΔE 5, very close
Wood vs US Earth Red (71.293)Model Air · ΔE 7, close
Wood vs JGSD Brown (71.297)Model Air · ΔE 7, close

Other Scale75 paints close to Mahogany Brown

Mahogany Brown vs African Shadow (SC24)Scalecolor · ΔE 7, close
Mahogany Brown vs Yellow Oxide (Artist)Scalecolor Artist · ΔE 9, close
Mahogany Brown vs Bosh Chestnut (SFG35)Fantasy & Games · ΔE 13, fair

All matches: Wood equivalents · Mahogany Brown equivalents