What is the difference between Clear Smoke and Hobgrot Hide?

ΔE 8 (close). Hobgrot Hide is a little lighter, more muted. Swatch colours are estimates.

Clear Smoke vs Hobgrot Hide

Clear Smoke

Brand: AK Interactive
Range: 3rd Gen Standard
Code: AK11215
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #6c4a25 (estimate)

Hobgrot Hide

Brand: Citadel / Warhammer
Range: Colour: Base
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #7a5a3a (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 7.6, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Hobgrot Hide is a little lighter, more muted than Clear Smoke.

Can I use Hobgrot Hide instead of Clear Smoke?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 8). Hobgrot Hide is a little lighter, more muted than Clear Smoke.

Can I use Clear Smoke instead of Hobgrot Hide?

The same difference applies the other way round: Clear Smoke is a little darker, more saturated.

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 Clear Smoke on the colour wheel See Hobgrot Hide on the colour wheel

Other Citadel paints close to Clear Smoke

Clear Smoke vs Gorthor BrownColour: Layer · ΔE 8, close
Clear Smoke vs Thondia BrownColour: Base · ΔE 10, close
Clear Smoke vs Catachan FleshColour: Base · ΔE 10, fair

Other AK Interactive paints close to Hobgrot Hide

Hobgrot Hide vs Tan Earth (AK11121)3rd Gen Standard · ΔE 2, very close · closer than Clear Smoke
Hobgrot Hide vs Field Drab (AK11435)3rd Gen Figure Series · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Clear Smoke
Hobgrot Hide vs Ochre Green (AK17075)AK Quick Gen · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Clear Smoke

All matches: Clear Smoke equivalents · Hobgrot Hide equivalents