What is the difference between Hobgrot Hide and Brutal Brown?

ΔE 16 (loose). Brutal Brown is more saturated, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Hobgrot Hide vs Brutal Brown

Hobgrot Hide

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

Brutal Brown

Brand: Nocturna Models
Range: N-Paint Basic
Code: NA43
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #8e4f40 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 16.2, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Brutal Brown is more saturated, cooler than Hobgrot Hide.

Can I use Brutal Brown instead of Hobgrot Hide?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 16). Brutal Brown is more saturated, cooler than Hobgrot Hide.

Can I use Hobgrot Hide instead of Brutal Brown?

The same difference applies the other way round: Hobgrot Hide is more muted, 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 Brutal Brown on the colour wheel

Other Nocturna Models paints close to Hobgrot Hide

Hobgrot Hide vs Earth Brown (NA45)N-Paint Basic · ΔE 14, fair · closer than Brutal Brown
Hobgrot Hide vs Evil Flesh (NA04)N-Paint Basic · ΔE 15, fair · closer than Brutal Brown
Hobgrot Hide vs Bestial Green (NA35)N-Paint Basic · ΔE 19, loose

Other Citadel paints close to Brutal Brown

Brutal Brown vs Bloodreaver FleshColour: Layer · ΔE 9, close · closer than Hobgrot Hide
Brutal Brown vs Catachan FleshColour: Base · ΔE 11, fair · closer than Hobgrot Hide
Brutal Brown vs Knight-Questor FleshColour: Layer · ΔE 12, fair · closer than Hobgrot Hide

All matches: Hobgrot Hide equivalents · Brutal Brown equivalents