What is the difference between NATO Brown and Rhinox Hide?

ΔE 8 (close). Rhinox Hide is more saturated, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

NATO Brown vs Rhinox Hide

NATO Brown

Brand: AK Interactive
Range: 3rd Gen AFV Series
Code: AK11359
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #412f23 (estimate)

Rhinox Hide

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

How close are they?

ΔE 7.6, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Rhinox Hide is more saturated, cooler than NATO Brown.

Can I use Rhinox Hide instead of NATO Brown?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 8). Rhinox Hide is more saturated, cooler than NATO Brown.

Can I use NATO Brown instead of Rhinox Hide?

The same difference applies the other way round: NATO Brown is more muted, warmer.

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 NATO Brown on the colour wheel See Rhinox Hide on the colour wheel

Other Citadel paints close to NATO Brown

NATO Brown vs Skavenblight DingeColour: Layer · ΔE 10, fair
NATO Brown vs Dryad BarkColour: Base · ΔE 11, fair
NATO Brown vs Steel Legion DrabColour: Base · ΔE 12, fair

Other AK Interactive paints close to Rhinox Hide

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

All matches: NATO Brown equivalents · Rhinox Hide equivalents