What is the difference between Rhinox Hide and Chestnut Brown?

ΔE 8 (close). Chestnut Brown is a little lighter, more muted, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Rhinox Hide vs Chestnut Brown

Rhinox Hide

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

Chestnut Brown

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.746
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #523536 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 8.3, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Chestnut Brown is a little lighter, more muted, cooler than Rhinox Hide.

Can I use Chestnut Brown instead of Rhinox Hide?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 8). Chestnut Brown is a little lighter, more muted, cooler than Rhinox Hide.

Can I use Rhinox Hide instead of Chestnut Brown?

The same difference applies the other way round: Rhinox Hide is a little darker, 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 Rhinox Hide on the colour wheel See Chestnut Brown on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Rhinox Hide

Rhinox Hide vs German Red Brown (71.271)Model Air · ΔE 7, close · closer than Chestnut Brown
Rhinox Hide vs Burnt Umber (70.941)Model Color · ΔE 7, close · closer than Chestnut Brown
Rhinox Hide vs German Red Brown (70.605)Model Air · ΔE 8, close · closer than Chestnut Brown

Other Citadel paints close to Chestnut Brown

Chestnut Brown vs Steel Legion DrabColour: Base · ΔE 14, fair
Chestnut Brown vs Skavenblight DingeColour: Layer · ΔE 14, fair
Chestnut Brown vs Eshin GreyColour: Layer · ΔE 15, loose

All matches: Rhinox Hide equivalents · Chestnut Brown equivalents