What is the difference between Dragon Blood and Rhinox Hide?

ΔE 15 (loose). Rhinox Hide is more muted, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Dragon Blood vs Rhinox Hide

Dragon Blood

Brand: AK Interactive
Range: Color Punch
Code: AK11272
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #542737 (estimate)

Rhinox Hide

Brand: Citadel / Warhammer
Range: Colour: Base
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #4a2a22 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 15.3, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Rhinox Hide is more muted, warmer than Dragon Blood.

Can I use Rhinox Hide instead of Dragon Blood?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 15). Rhinox Hide is more muted, warmer than Dragon Blood.

Can I use Dragon Blood instead of Rhinox Hide?

The same difference applies the other way round: Dragon Blood is more saturated, 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 Dragon Blood on the colour wheel See Rhinox Hide on the colour wheel

Other Citadel paints close to Dragon Blood

Dragon Blood vs Screamer PinkColour: Base · ΔE 10, close · closer than Rhinox Hide
Dragon Blood vs Barak-Nar BurgundyColour: Base · ΔE 10, fair · closer than Rhinox Hide
Dragon Blood vs Gal Vorbak RedColour: Base · ΔE 13, fair · closer than Rhinox Hide

Other AK Interactive paints close to Rhinox Hide

Rhinox Hide vs Burnt Red (AK11097)3rd Gen Standard · ΔE 1, very close · closer than Dragon Blood
Rhinox Hide vs Waffen Red Brown (AK11419)3rd Gen Figure Series · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Dragon Blood
Rhinox Hide vs Black Red (AK11098)3rd Gen Standard · ΔE 6, close · closer than Dragon Blood

All matches: Dragon Blood equivalents · Rhinox Hide equivalents