What is the difference between Hobgrot Hide and Brown?

ΔE 10 (close). Brown is more muted. Swatch colours are estimates.

Hobgrot Hide vs Brown

Hobgrot Hide

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

Brown

Brand: Mr. Hobby
Range: Mr. Color
Code: C-526
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #7c5d4d (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 9.6, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Brown is more muted than Hobgrot Hide.

Can I use Brown instead of Hobgrot Hide?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 10). Brown is more muted than Hobgrot Hide.

Can I use Hobgrot Hide instead of Brown?

The same difference applies the other way round: Hobgrot Hide is more saturated.

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 Hobgrot Hide on the colour wheel See Brown on the colour wheel

Other Mr. Hobby paints close to Hobgrot Hide

Hobgrot Hide vs Wood Brown (C-43)Mr. Color · ΔE 9, close · closer than Brown
Hobgrot Hide vs Wood Brown (H-37)Aqueous Hobby Color · ΔE 9, close · closer than Brown
Hobgrot Hide vs Wood Brown (N-37)Acrysion · ΔE 9, close · closer than Brown

Other Citadel paints close to Brown

Brown vs Sylvaneth BarkColour: Dry · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Hobgrot Hide
Brown vs Stormvermin FurColour: Layer · ΔE 9, close · closer than Hobgrot Hide
Brown vs Gorthor BrownColour: Layer · ΔE 10, close

All matches: Hobgrot Hide equivalents · Brown equivalents