What is the difference between Rhinox Hide and Leather Brown?

ΔE 11 (fair). Leather Brown is a little lighter, more muted, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Rhinox Hide vs Leather Brown

Rhinox Hide

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

Leather Brown

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.871
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #4b3b33 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 10.6, fair: the same colour family, but not a straight swap. Leather Brown is a little lighter, more muted, warmer than Rhinox Hide.

Can I use Leather Brown instead of Rhinox Hide?

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

Can I use Rhinox Hide instead of Leather Brown?

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

Other Citadel paints close to Leather Brown

Leather Brown vs Skavenblight DingeColour: Layer · ΔE 6, close · closer than Rhinox Hide
Leather Brown vs Steel Legion DrabColour: Base · ΔE 8, close · closer than Rhinox Hide
Leather Brown vs Eshin GreyColour: Layer · ΔE 11, fair

All matches: Rhinox Hide equivalents · Leather Brown equivalents