What is the difference between Earth Clay and Hobgrot Hide?

ΔE 9 (close). Hobgrot Hide is a little lighter, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Earth Clay vs Hobgrot Hide

Earth Clay

Brand: AMMO by Mig
Range: Oilbrusher
Code: A.MIG-3524
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #6c4526 (estimate)

Hobgrot Hide

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

How close are they?

ΔE 9.1, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Hobgrot Hide is a little lighter, cooler than Earth Clay.

Can I use Hobgrot Hide instead of Earth Clay?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 9). Hobgrot Hide is a little lighter, cooler than Earth Clay.

Can I use Earth Clay instead of Hobgrot Hide?

The same difference applies the other way round: Earth Clay is a little darker, 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 Earth Clay on the colour wheel See Hobgrot Hide on the colour wheel

Other Citadel paints close to Earth Clay

Earth Clay vs Gorthor BrownColour: Layer · ΔE 6, close · closer than Hobgrot Hide
Earth Clay vs Thondia BrownColour: Base · ΔE 8, close · closer than Hobgrot Hide
Earth Clay vs Catachan FleshColour: Base · ΔE 10, fair

Other AMMO by Mig paints close to Hobgrot Hide

Hobgrot Hide vs Burnt Sand (AMMO.F-551)Acrylic Colors for Figures · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Earth Clay
Hobgrot Hide vs Graveyard Earth (IONIC-0148)IONIC Smart Colors · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Earth Clay
Hobgrot Hide vs Dark Wood (ATOM-20050)ATOM · ΔE 6, close · closer than Earth Clay

All matches: Earth Clay equivalents · Hobgrot Hide equivalents