What is the difference between Dirt Spatter and Skavenblight Dinge?

ΔE 10 (close). Skavenblight Dinge is more muted, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Dirt Spatter vs Skavenblight Dinge

Dirt Spatter

Brand: Army Painter
Range: Warpaints Legacy
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #513930 (estimate)

Skavenblight Dinge

Brand: Citadel / Warhammer
Range: Colour: Layer
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #4a4438 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 9.6, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Skavenblight Dinge is more muted, cooler than Dirt Spatter.

Can I use Skavenblight Dinge instead of Dirt Spatter?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 10). Skavenblight Dinge is more muted, cooler than Dirt Spatter.

Can I use Dirt Spatter instead of Skavenblight Dinge?

The same difference applies the other way round: Dirt Spatter is more saturated, 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 Dirt Spatter on the colour wheel See Skavenblight Dinge on the colour wheel

Other Citadel paints close to Dirt Spatter

Dirt Spatter vs Rhinox HideColour: Base · ΔE 7, close · closer than Skavenblight Dinge
Dirt Spatter vs Steel Legion DrabColour: Base · ΔE 8, close · closer than Skavenblight Dinge
Dirt Spatter vs Thondia BrownColour: Base · ΔE 11, fair

Other Army Painter paints close to Skavenblight Dinge

Skavenblight Dinge vs Dark Boot Brown (WP4126P)Warpaints Historical · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Dirt Spatter
Skavenblight Dinge vs Dark Soviet Khaki (WP4123P)Warpaints Historical · ΔE 7, close · closer than Dirt Spatter
Skavenblight Dinge vs Dark Battle Dress (WP4052P)Warpaints Historical · ΔE 7, close · closer than Dirt Spatter

All matches: Dirt Spatter equivalents · Skavenblight Dinge equivalents