Red Primer vs Aged Hide

Red Primer

Brand
AMMO by Mig
Range
Oilbrusher
Code
A.MIG-3511
Type
an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch
#bc583e (estimate)

Aged Hide

Brand
Army Painter
Range
Speedpaint 2.0
Type
a one-coat contrast-style paint
Swatch
#d06a50 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 7.0, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Aged Hide is a little lighter than Red Primer. They are different kinds of paint: AMMO by Mig Red Primer is an opaque base/layer paint and Army Painter Aged Hide is a one-coat contrast-style paint, so they won’t behave the same on the model even where the colour is close.

Can I use Aged Hide instead of Red Primer?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 7). Aged Hide is a little lighter than Red Primer. They are different kinds of paint.

Can I use Red Primer instead of Aged Hide?

The same difference applies the other way round: Red Primer is a little darker.

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 Red Primer on the colour wheel See Aged Hide on the colour wheel

Other Army Painter paints close to Red Primer

Other AMMO by Mig paints close to Aged Hide

All matches: Red Primer equivalents · Aged Hide equivalents

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