What is the difference between Light Brown and Hobgrot Hide?

ΔE 7 (close). Hobgrot Hide is a little darker, more saturated, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Light Brown vs Hobgrot Hide

Light Brown

Brand: AMMO by Mig
Range: Acrylic Colors for Figures
Code: AMMO.F-531
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #80694b (estimate)

Hobgrot Hide

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

How close are they?

ΔE 7.4, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Hobgrot Hide is a little darker, more saturated, warmer than Light Brown.

Can I use Hobgrot Hide instead of Light Brown?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 7). Hobgrot Hide is a little darker, more saturated, warmer than Light Brown.

Can I use Light Brown instead of Hobgrot Hide?

The same difference applies the other way round: Light Brown is a little lighter, more muted, 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 Light Brown on the colour wheel See Hobgrot Hide on the colour wheel

Other Citadel paints close to Light Brown

Light Brown vs Sylvaneth BarkColour: Dry · ΔE 7, close · closer than Hobgrot Hide
Light Brown vs Stormvermin FurColour: Layer · ΔE 8, close
Light Brown vs Gorthor BrownColour: Layer · ΔE 13, 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 Light Brown
Hobgrot Hide vs Graveyard Earth (IONIC-0148)IONIC Smart Colors · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Light Brown
Hobgrot Hide vs Dark Wood (ATOM-20050)ATOM · ΔE 6, close · closer than Light Brown

All matches: Light Brown equivalents · Hobgrot Hide equivalents