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Make a free guideLooking for a Mahogany equivalent? Below are the closest cross-brand color matches to Mahogany (Monument Pro Acryl) in Army Painter Fanatic, Citadel Colour, Scale75 Scalecolor, Reaper MSP, Vallejo Diorama FX, Vallejo Game Color, Vallejo Weathering Effects, Vallejo Xpress Color, Army Painter Speedpaint, AK Interactive Diorama Series, Army Painter Quickshade, Vallejo Model Wash, AK Interactive 3rd Gen, AK Interactive Artist Dense Acrylic, Army Painter Warpaints, Vallejo Metal Color, Vallejo Model Color, Vallejo Hobby Spray, Army Painter Colour Primer, Vallejo Game Color Effects, ranked by CIE76 deltaE color distance. Use them as substitutes, or generate a painting guide from the paints you actually own and let PaintGuide handle the matching and mixing for you.
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Shade & highlight partners
Suggested shadow and highlight colors for Mahogany, picked from the full catalog by color science — not paints you own. Shadows stay richer when they lean cool; pure black just flattens them. Highlights read best warmer and a touch softer than the base; pure white bleaches them out.
- Shade 2Dark Prussian BlueAK Interactive 3rd GenGreat match
- Shade 1Dark ShadowReaper MSPGreat match
- BaseMahoganyMonument Pro Acryl
- Highlight 1Dark Elf SkinReaper MSPGreat match
- Highlight 2Dark Elf HighlightReaper MSPGreat match
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Make a free guide with your paintsMatches are computed by converting each paint's color to CIELAB and measuring CIE76 deltaE distance. A “great match” (deltaE < 3) is very close to the eye; a “close match” is a usable substitute. Finish, opacity, and coverage still differ between brands, so test on primer when it matters.