What is the difference between Hobgrot Hide and Germ. Green Brown?

ΔE 7 (close). Germ. Green Brown is cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Hobgrot Hide vs Germ. Green Brown

Hobgrot Hide

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

Germ. Green Brown

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 70.606
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #756242 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 6.9, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Germ. Green Brown is cooler than Hobgrot Hide.

Can I use Germ. Green Brown instead of Hobgrot Hide?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 7). Germ. Green Brown is cooler than Hobgrot Hide.

Can I use Hobgrot Hide instead of Germ. Green Brown?

The same difference applies the other way round: Hobgrot Hide is 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 Germ. Green 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 Germ. Green Brown
Hobgrot Hide vs New Wood (70.770)Model Color · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Germ. Green Brown
Hobgrot Hide vs USA Flat Brown (71.026)Model Air · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Germ. Green Brown

Other Citadel paints close to Germ. Green Brown

Germ. Green Brown vs Stormvermin FurColour: Layer · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Hobgrot Hide
Germ. Green Brown vs Sylvaneth BarkColour: Dry · ΔE 8, close
Germ. Green Brown vs Death Korps DrabColour: Base · ΔE 10, fair

All matches: Hobgrot Hide equivalents · Germ. Green Brown equivalents