What is the difference between Rhinox Hide and Smoke Gray?

ΔE 11 (fair). Smoke Gray is more muted, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Rhinox Hide vs Smoke Gray

Rhinox Hide

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

Smoke Gray

Brand: Mr. Hobby
Range: Mr. Color
Code: C-101
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #352a21 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 11.4, fair: the same colour family, but not a straight swap. Smoke Gray is more muted, warmer than Rhinox Hide.

Can I use Smoke Gray instead of Rhinox Hide?

Only where an exact match doesn’t matter, such as a new unit or a highlight. Fair match (ΔE 11). Smoke Gray is more muted, warmer than Rhinox Hide.

Can I use Rhinox Hide instead of Smoke Gray?

The same difference applies the other way round: Rhinox Hide is more saturated, 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 Rhinox Hide on the colour wheel See Smoke Gray on the colour wheel

Other Mr. Hobby paints close to Rhinox Hide

Rhinox Hide vs Red Brown (C-131)Mr. Color · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Smoke Gray
Rhinox Hide vs Brown 3606 (C-517)Mr. Color · ΔE 8, close · closer than Smoke Gray
Rhinox Hide vs Lederbraun (C-520)Mr. Color · ΔE 8, close · closer than Smoke Gray

Other Citadel paints close to Smoke Gray

Smoke Gray vs Dryad BarkColour: Base · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Rhinox Hide
Smoke Gray vs Skavenblight DingeColour: Layer · ΔE 12, fair
Smoke Gray vs Steel Legion DrabColour: Base · ΔE 15, loose

All matches: Rhinox Hide equivalents · Smoke Gray equivalents