What is the difference between Rhinox Hide and Hull Red?

ΔE 12 (fair). Hull Red is more muted. Swatch colours are estimates.

Rhinox Hide vs Hull Red

Rhinox Hide

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

Hull Red

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.039
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #392c2b (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 11.9, fair: the same colour family, but not a straight swap. Hull Red is more muted than Rhinox Hide.

Can I use Hull Red instead of Rhinox Hide?

Only where an exact match doesn’t matter, such as a new unit or a highlight. Fair match (ΔE 12). Hull Red is more muted than Rhinox Hide.

Can I use Rhinox Hide instead of Hull Red?

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

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

Other Citadel paints close to Hull Red

Hull Red vs Dryad BarkColour: Base · ΔE 8, close · closer than Rhinox Hide
Hull Red vs Skavenblight DingeColour: Layer · ΔE 12, fair
Hull Red vs Mechanicus Standard GreyColour: Base · ΔE 13, fair

All matches: Rhinox Hide equivalents · Hull Red equivalents