What is the difference between Maroon and Gorgon Brown?

ΔE 17 (loose). Gorgon Brown is noticeably lighter, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Maroon vs Gorgon Brown

Maroon

Brand: Tamiya
Range: TS Spray
Code: TS-11
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #642021 (estimate)

Gorgon Brown

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Game Color
Code: 72.124
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #904638 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 17.2, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Gorgon Brown is noticeably lighter, warmer than Maroon.

Can I use Gorgon Brown instead of Maroon?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 17). Gorgon Brown is noticeably lighter, warmer than Maroon.

Can I use Maroon instead of Gorgon Brown?

The same difference applies the other way round: Maroon is noticeably 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 Maroon on the colour wheel See Gorgon Brown on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Maroon

Maroon vs Nocturnal Red (72.111)Game Color · ΔE 2, very close · closer than Gorgon Brown
Maroon vs Red (70.926)Model Color · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Gorgon Brown
Maroon vs Dark Red (70.946)Model Color · ΔE 8, close · closer than Gorgon Brown

Other Tamiya paints close to Gorgon Brown

Gorgon Brown vs Dull Red (TS-33)TS Spray · ΔE 2, very close · closer than Maroon
Gorgon Brown vs Flat Earth (XF-52)XF Flat Acrylic · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Maroon
Gorgon Brown vs Brown (X-9)X Gloss Acrylic · ΔE 10, close · closer than Maroon

All matches: Maroon equivalents · Gorgon Brown equivalents