What is the difference between Hobgrot Hide and Forest Skin?

ΔE 12 (fair). Forest Skin is noticeably lighter, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Hobgrot Hide vs Forest Skin

Hobgrot Hide

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

Forest Skin

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Fantasy-Pro
Code: 74.013
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #a07051 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 12.4, fair: the same colour family, but not a straight swap. Forest Skin is noticeably lighter, warmer than Hobgrot Hide.

Can I use Forest Skin instead of Hobgrot Hide?

Only where an exact match doesn’t matter, such as a new unit or a highlight. Fair match (ΔE 12). Forest Skin is noticeably lighter, warmer than Hobgrot Hide.

Can I use Hobgrot Hide instead of Forest Skin?

The same difference applies the other way round: Hobgrot Hide is noticeably darker, 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 Hobgrot Hide on the colour wheel See Forest Skin 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 Forest Skin
Hobgrot Hide vs New Wood (70.770)Model Color · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Forest Skin
Hobgrot Hide vs USA Flat Brown (71.026)Model Air · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Forest Skin

Other Citadel paints close to Forest Skin

Forest Skin vs Bugman's GlowColour: Base · ΔE 8, close · closer than Hobgrot Hide
Forest Skin vs Catachan FleshColour: Base · ΔE 9, close · closer than Hobgrot Hide
Forest Skin vs Cadian FleshtoneColour: Layer · ΔE 12, fair · closer than Hobgrot Hide

All matches: Hobgrot Hide equivalents · Forest Skin equivalents