No shortage of substitutes here, Bloodreaver Flesh from Citadel matches at 87 percent and 3 brands carry a strong same-finish near-match. Color-wise this is a muted, dark red leaning warm. Within the Vallejo range it ladders cleanly, Us Dark Green for the shadows and Cavalry Brown for the highlights. Treat it as an easy swap, just confirm the finish type matches before you commit.
Mahogany Ink equivalents and near misses
Fair warning: nothing matches Vallejo Mahogany Ink cleanly. The options below are the least bad, and every one of them drifts.
Closest Citadel equivalent: Citadel Bloodreaver Flesh, close, with a hint of drift side by side (delta E 2.6).
Best Scale75 option: Scale75 Brown Leather, a near match with visible drift up close (delta E 3.0).
From The Army Painter: The Army Painter Onyx Skin, close, with a hint of drift side by side (delta E 4.0).
The Two Thin Coats pick: Two Thin Coats Boar Hide, workable at tabletop distance, not up close (delta E 4.7).
The drift here is spread thinly across hue, lightness and saturation rather than leaning one way, so the mismatch reads as a general haze at delta E 2.6 rather than an obvious shift.
How to read the score
90+Close
80sUsable
<70Mix
Citadel
Scale75
The Army Painter
Two Thin Coats
Revell
Humbrol
Tamiya
AK Interactive
Monument Pro Acryl
About this color
Color profile
Highlight and shade ladder
Pairs well with
Try any paint in the scheme toolMatch difficulty
Found in 3 other brands with a same-finish match.
Where painters use it
Frequently asked
What is the closest equivalent to Vallejo Mahogany Ink?
The closest same-finish match is Citadel Bloodreaver Flesh at 87% color similarity.
What color is Mahogany Ink?
Mahogany Ink is a dark muted red with a warm undertone (hex #674641).
What do I highlight and shade Mahogany Ink with?
Highlight Mahogany Ink toward Cavalry Brown and shade it down into Us Dark Green, both Vallejo paints in the same finish family.