What is the difference between Rhinox Hide and Medium Brown?

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

Rhinox Hide vs Medium Brown

Rhinox Hide

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

Medium Brown

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.826
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #4c3c36 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 11.2, fair: the same colour family, but not a straight swap. Medium Brown is a little lighter, more muted, warmer than Rhinox Hide.

Can I use Medium 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). Medium Brown is a little lighter, more muted, warmer than Rhinox Hide.

Can I use Rhinox Hide instead of Medium 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 Medium 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 Medium Brown
Rhinox Hide vs Burnt Umber (70.941)Model Color · ΔE 7, close · closer than Medium Brown
Rhinox Hide vs German Red Brown (70.605)Model Air · ΔE 8, close · closer than Medium Brown

Other Citadel paints close to Medium Brown

Medium Brown vs Skavenblight DingeColour: Layer · ΔE 6, close · closer than Rhinox Hide
Medium Brown vs Steel Legion DrabColour: Base · ΔE 8, close · closer than Rhinox Hide
Medium Brown vs Eshin GreyColour: Layer · ΔE 10, close · closer than Rhinox Hide

All matches: Rhinox Hide equivalents · Medium Brown equivalents