What is the difference between Hobgrot Hide and Dirt?

ΔE 8 (close). Dirt is more muted, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Hobgrot Hide vs Dirt

Hobgrot Hide

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

Dirt

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.133
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #6a573c (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 7.7, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Dirt is more muted, cooler than Hobgrot Hide.

Can I use Dirt instead of Hobgrot Hide?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 8). Dirt is more muted, cooler than Hobgrot Hide.

Can I use Hobgrot Hide instead of Dirt?

The same difference applies the other way round: Hobgrot Hide 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 Hobgrot Hide on the colour wheel See Dirt on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Hobgrot Hide

Hobgrot Hide vs Golden Brown (71.032)Model Air · ΔE 2, very close · closer than Dirt
Hobgrot Hide vs New Wood (70.770)Model Color · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Dirt
Hobgrot Hide vs USA Flat Brown (71.026)Model Air · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Dirt

Other Citadel paints close to Dirt

Dirt vs Stormvermin FurColour: Layer · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Hobgrot Hide
Dirt vs Sylvaneth BarkColour: Dry · ΔE 7, close · closer than Hobgrot Hide
Dirt vs Gorthor BrownColour: Layer · ΔE 8, close

All matches: Hobgrot Hide equivalents · Dirt equivalents