What is the difference between Rhinox Hide and Royal Brown?

ΔE 8 (close). Royal Brown is more saturated. Swatch colours are estimates.

Rhinox Hide vs Royal Brown

Rhinox Hide

Brand: Citadel / Warhammer
Range: Colour: Base
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #4a2a22 (estimate)

Royal Brown

Brand: Kimera Kolors
Range: Pure Pigments
Code: Pure Pigments
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #592b23 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 7.6, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Royal Brown is more saturated than Rhinox Hide.

Can I use Royal Brown instead of Rhinox Hide?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 8). Royal Brown is more saturated than Rhinox Hide.

Can I use Rhinox Hide instead of Royal Brown?

The same difference applies the other way round: Rhinox Hide is more muted.

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 Rhinox Hide on the colour wheel See Royal Brown on the colour wheel

Other Kimera Kolors paints close to Rhinox Hide

Rhinox Hide vs Oxide Brown Dark (Pure Pigments)Pure Pigments · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Royal Brown
Rhinox Hide vs Oxide Brown Medium (Pure Pigments)Pure Pigments · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Royal Brown
Rhinox Hide vs Violet (Pure Pigments)Pure Pigments · ΔE 10, close

Other Citadel paints close to Royal Brown

Royal Brown vs Doombull BrownColour: Layer · ΔE 10, close
Royal Brown vs Thondia BrownColour: Base · ΔE 11, fair
Royal Brown vs Gal Vorbak RedColour: Base · ΔE 12, fair

All matches: Rhinox Hide equivalents · Royal Brown equivalents