What is the difference between Hobgrot Hide and Olive Drab 1?

ΔE 13 (fair). Olive Drab 1 is a little darker, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Hobgrot Hide vs Olive Drab 1

Hobgrot Hide

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

Olive Drab 1

Brand: Mr. Hobby
Range: Aqueous Hobby Color
Code: H-52
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #584e25 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 13.4, fair: the same colour family, but not a straight swap. Olive Drab 1 is a little darker, cooler than Hobgrot Hide.

Can I use Olive Drab 1 instead of Hobgrot Hide?

Only where an exact match doesn’t matter, such as a new unit or a highlight. Fair match (ΔE 13). Olive Drab 1 is a little darker, cooler than Hobgrot Hide.

Can I use Hobgrot Hide instead of Olive Drab 1?

The same difference applies the other way round: Hobgrot Hide is a little lighter, 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 Hobgrot Hide on the colour wheel See Olive Drab 1 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 Olive Drab 1
Hobgrot Hide vs Wood Brown (H-37)Aqueous Hobby Color · ΔE 9, close · closer than Olive Drab 1
Hobgrot Hide vs Wood Brown (N-37)Acrysion · ΔE 9, close · closer than Olive Drab 1

Other Citadel paints close to Olive Drab 1

Olive Drab 1 vs Death Korps DrabColour: Base · ΔE 9, close · closer than Hobgrot Hide
Olive Drab 1 vs Stormvermin FurColour: Layer · ΔE 12, fair · closer than Hobgrot Hide
Olive Drab 1 vs Gorthor BrownColour: Layer · ΔE 14, fair

All matches: Hobgrot Hide equivalents · Olive Drab 1 equivalents