What is the difference between Rhinox Hide and Dark Purple?

ΔE 17 (loose). Dark Purple is a little darker, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Rhinox Hide vs Dark Purple

Rhinox Hide

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

Dark Purple

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.749
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #382130 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 17.5, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Dark Purple is a little darker, cooler than Rhinox Hide.

Can I use Dark Purple instead of Rhinox Hide?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 17). Dark Purple is a little darker, cooler than Rhinox Hide.

Can I use Rhinox Hide instead of Dark Purple?

The same difference applies the other way round: Rhinox Hide is a little lighter, 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 Dark Purple 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 Dark Purple
Rhinox Hide vs Burnt Umber (70.941)Model Color · ΔE 7, close · closer than Dark Purple
Rhinox Hide vs German Red Brown (70.605)Model Air · ΔE 8, close · closer than Dark Purple

Other Citadel paints close to Dark Purple

Dark Purple vs Corvus BlackColour: Base · ΔE 13, fair · closer than Rhinox Hide
Dark Purple vs Corvus BlackColour: Air · ΔE 13, fair · closer than Rhinox Hide
Dark Purple vs Mechanicus Standard GreyColour: Base · ΔE 18, loose

All matches: Rhinox Hide equivalents · Dark Purple equivalents