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Make a free guideLooking for a Mahogany Brown equivalent? Below are the closest cross-brand color matches to Mahogany Brown (Vallejo Model Color) in Vallejo Xpress Color, Army Painter Fanatic, Vallejo Game Color, AK Interactive 3rd Gen, Citadel Colour, Army Painter Speedpaint, Vallejo Hobby Spray, Reaper MSP, Scale75 Scalecolor, AK Interactive Artist Dense Acrylic, Monument Pro Acryl, Vallejo Model Wash, Vallejo Game Color Effects, Army Painter Colour Primer, Vallejo Weathering Effects, Army Painter Warpaints, AK Interactive Diorama Series, Vallejo Diorama FX, Vallejo Metal Color, Army Painter Quickshade, 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 Brown, 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 ShadowReaper MSPGreat match
- Shade 1Walnut BrownReaper MSPGreat match
- BaseMahogany BrownVallejo Model Color
- Highlight 1Leather BrownArmy Painter FanaticGreat match
- Highlight 2Warplock BronzeCitadel ColourGreat 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.