What is the difference between Pale Earth and Hobgrot Hide?

ΔE 8 (close). Hobgrot Hide is more saturated, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Pale Earth vs Hobgrot Hide

Pale Earth

Brand: AMMO by Mig
Range: Acrylic Colors for Figures
Code: AMMO.F-547
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #726145 (estimate)

Hobgrot Hide

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

How close are they?

ΔE 8.3, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Hobgrot Hide is more saturated, warmer than Pale Earth.

Can I use Hobgrot Hide instead of Pale Earth?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 8). Hobgrot Hide is more saturated, warmer than Pale Earth.

Can I use Pale Earth instead of Hobgrot Hide?

The same difference applies the other way round: Pale Earth is 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 Pale Earth on the colour wheel See Hobgrot Hide on the colour wheel

Other Citadel paints close to Pale Earth

Pale Earth vs Stormvermin FurColour: Layer · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Hobgrot Hide
Pale Earth vs Sylvaneth BarkColour: Dry · ΔE 7, close · closer than Hobgrot Hide
Pale Earth vs Death Korps DrabColour: Base · ΔE 9, close

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 Pale Earth
Hobgrot Hide vs Graveyard Earth (IONIC-0148)IONIC Smart Colors · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Pale Earth
Hobgrot Hide vs Dark Wood (ATOM-20050)ATOM · ΔE 6, close · closer than Pale Earth

All matches: Pale Earth equivalents · Hobgrot Hide equivalents