What is the difference between Hobgrot Hide and Sand Yellow RLM79?

ΔE 7 (close). Sand Yellow RLM79 is a little lighter. Swatch colours are estimates.

Hobgrot Hide vs Sand Yellow RLM79

Hobgrot Hide

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

Sand Yellow RLM79

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.278
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #876b4a (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 6.9, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Sand Yellow RLM79 is a little lighter than Hobgrot Hide.

Can I use Sand Yellow RLM79 instead of Hobgrot Hide?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 7). Sand Yellow RLM79 is a little lighter than Hobgrot Hide.

Can I use Hobgrot Hide instead of Sand Yellow RLM79?

The same difference applies the other way round: Hobgrot Hide is a little darker.

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 Sand Yellow RLM79 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 Sand Yellow RLM79
Hobgrot Hide vs New Wood (70.770)Model Color · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Sand Yellow RLM79
Hobgrot Hide vs USA Flat Brown (71.026)Model Air · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Sand Yellow RLM79

Other Citadel paints close to Sand Yellow RLM79

Sand Yellow RLM79 vs Sylvaneth BarkColour: Dry · ΔE 8, close
Sand Yellow RLM79 vs Stormvermin FurColour: Layer · ΔE 11, fair
Sand Yellow RLM79 vs Catachan FleshColour: Base · ΔE 11, fair

All matches: Hobgrot Hide equivalents · Sand Yellow RLM79 equivalents