What is the difference between Hobgrot Hide and Ger. Yellow Brown?

ΔE 9 (close). Ger. Yellow Brown is more muted, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Hobgrot Hide vs Ger. Yellow Brown

Hobgrot Hide

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

Ger. Yellow Brown

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.272
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #746445 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 8.5, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Ger. Yellow Brown is more muted, cooler than Hobgrot Hide.

Can I use Ger. Yellow Brown instead of Hobgrot Hide?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 9). Ger. Yellow Brown is more muted, cooler than Hobgrot Hide.

Can I use Hobgrot Hide instead of Ger. Yellow Brown?

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 Ger. Yellow Brown 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 Ger. Yellow Brown
Hobgrot Hide vs New Wood (70.770)Model Color · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Ger. Yellow Brown
Hobgrot Hide vs USA Flat Brown (71.026)Model Air · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Ger. Yellow Brown

Other Citadel paints close to Ger. Yellow Brown

Ger. Yellow Brown vs Stormvermin FurColour: Layer · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Hobgrot Hide
Ger. Yellow Brown vs Sylvaneth BarkColour: Dry · ΔE 9, close
Ger. Yellow Brown vs Death Korps DrabColour: Base · ΔE 9, close

All matches: Hobgrot Hide equivalents · Ger. Yellow Brown equivalents