What is the difference between Cardinal Purple and Rhinox Hide?

ΔE 10 (close). Rhinox Hide is more muted. Swatch colours are estimates.

Cardinal Purple vs Rhinox Hide

Cardinal Purple

Brand: AMMO by Mig
Range: IONIC Smart Colors
Code: IONIC-0059
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #592720 (estimate)

Rhinox Hide

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

How close are they?

ΔE 9.5, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Rhinox Hide is more muted than Cardinal Purple.

Can I use Rhinox Hide instead of Cardinal Purple?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 10). Rhinox Hide is more muted than Cardinal Purple.

Can I use Cardinal Purple instead of Rhinox Hide?

The same difference applies the other way round: Cardinal Purple is 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 Cardinal Purple on the colour wheel See Rhinox Hide on the colour wheel

Other Citadel paints close to Cardinal Purple

Cardinal Purple vs Doombull BrownColour: Layer · ΔE 7, close · closer than Rhinox Hide
Cardinal Purple vs Gal Vorbak RedColour: Base · ΔE 10, close
Cardinal Purple vs Mournfang BrownColour: Base · ΔE 11, fair

Other AMMO by Mig paints close to Rhinox Hide

Rhinox Hide vs Brown Base FS-30108 (AMMO.F-508)Acrylic Colors for Figures · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Cardinal Purple
Rhinox Hide vs Leather (ATOM-20058)ATOM · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Cardinal Purple
Rhinox Hide vs NATO Brown (ATOM-20061)ATOM · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Cardinal Purple

All matches: Cardinal Purple equivalents · Rhinox Hide equivalents