What is the difference between Rhinox Hide and Purple Hex?

ΔE 15 (loose). Purple Hex is a little lighter, more saturated, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Rhinox Hide vs Purple Hex

Rhinox Hide

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

Purple Hex

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Fantasy-Pro
Code: 74.026
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #5b2e3d (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 15.2, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Purple Hex is a little lighter, more saturated, cooler than Rhinox Hide.

Can I use Purple Hex instead of Rhinox Hide?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 15). Purple Hex is a little lighter, more saturated, cooler than Rhinox Hide.

Can I use Rhinox Hide instead of Purple Hex?

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

Other Citadel paints close to Purple Hex

Purple Hex vs Screamer PinkColour: Base · ΔE 9, close · closer than Rhinox Hide
Purple Hex vs Barak-Nar BurgundyColour: Base · ΔE 11, fair · closer than Rhinox Hide
Purple Hex vs Gal Vorbak RedColour: Base · ΔE 13, fair · closer than Rhinox Hide

All matches: Rhinox Hide equivalents · Purple Hex equivalents