What is the difference between Light Soviet Khaki and Beast Hide?

ΔE 12 (fair). Beast Hide is more muted, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Light Soviet Khaki vs Beast Hide

Light Soviet Khaki

Brand: Army Painter
Range: Warpaints Historical
Code: WP4125P
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #958f4c (estimate)

Beast Hide

Brand: Formula P3
Range: Formula P3
Code: 93056
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #aa8f5a (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 11.5, fair: the same colour family, but not a straight swap. Beast Hide is more muted, warmer than Light Soviet Khaki.

Can I use Beast Hide instead of Light Soviet Khaki?

Only where an exact match doesn’t matter, such as a new unit or a highlight. Fair match (ΔE 12). Beast Hide is more muted, warmer than Light Soviet Khaki.

Can I use Light Soviet Khaki instead of Beast Hide?

The same difference applies the other way round: Light Soviet Khaki is more saturated, 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 Soviet Khaki on the colour wheel See Beast Hide on the colour wheel

Other Formula P3 paints close to Light Soviet Khaki

Light Soviet Khaki vs Bog Moss (93141)Formula P3 · ΔE 9, close · closer than Beast Hide
Light Soviet Khaki vs Gun Corps Brown (93061)Formula P3 · ΔE 10, close · closer than Beast Hide
Light Soviet Khaki vs Battle Dress Green (93060)Formula P3 · ΔE 15, fair

Other Army Painter paints close to Beast Hide

Beast Hide vs Wasteland ClayWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Light Soviet Khaki
Beast Hide vs Yellow Ochre (WP4133P)Warpaints Historical · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Light Soviet Khaki
Beast Hide vs Basilisk BrownWarpaints Legacy · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Light Soviet Khaki

All matches: Light Soviet Khaki equivalents · Beast Hide equivalents