What is the difference between Rhinox Hide and Olive Brown?

ΔE 12 (fair). Olive Brown is a little darker, more muted. Swatch colours are estimates.

Rhinox Hide vs Olive Brown

Rhinox Hide

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

Olive Brown

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.889
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #322621 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 11.9, fair: the same colour family, but not a straight swap. Olive Brown is a little darker, more muted than Rhinox Hide.

Can I use Olive Brown instead of Rhinox Hide?

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

Can I use Rhinox Hide instead of Olive Brown?

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

Other Citadel paints close to Olive Brown

Olive Brown vs Dryad BarkColour: Base · ΔE 7, close · closer than Rhinox Hide
Olive Brown vs Abaddon BlackColour: Base · ΔE 14, fair
Olive Brown vs Abaddon BlackColour: Air · ΔE 14, fair

All matches: Rhinox Hide equivalents · Olive Brown equivalents