Aged Hide vs Swamp Brown

Aged Hide

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

Swamp Brown

Brand
Green Stuff World
Range
Washes & Intensity Inks
Code
1720 Ink
Type
an ink, glaze or transparent paint
Swatch
#b25338 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 9.6, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Swamp Brown is a little darker than Aged Hide. They are different kinds of paint: Army Painter Aged Hide is a one-coat contrast-style paint and Green Stuff World Swamp Brown is an ink, glaze or transparent paint, so they won’t behave the same on the model even where the colour is close.

Can I use Swamp Brown instead of Aged Hide?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 10). Swamp Brown is a little darker than Aged Hide. They are different kinds of paint.

Can I use Aged Hide instead of Swamp Brown?

The same difference applies the other way round: Aged Hide is a little lighter.

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 Aged Hide on the colour wheel See Swamp Brown on the colour wheel

Other Green Stuff World paints close to Aged Hide

Other Army Painter paints close to Swamp Brown

All matches: Aged Hide equivalents · Swamp Brown equivalents

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