What is the difference between Rhinox Hide and Violet Red?

ΔE 16 (loose). Violet Red is a little lighter, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Rhinox Hide vs Violet Red

Rhinox Hide

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

Violet Red

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.812
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #562d3d (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 15.5, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Violet Red is a little lighter, cooler than Rhinox Hide.

Can I use Violet Red instead of Rhinox Hide?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 16). Violet Red is a little lighter, cooler than Rhinox Hide.

Can I use Rhinox Hide instead of Violet Red?

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

Other Citadel paints close to Violet Red

Violet Red vs Screamer PinkColour: Base · ΔE 11, fair · closer than Rhinox Hide
Violet Red vs Barak-Nar BurgundyColour: Base · ΔE 13, fair · closer than Rhinox Hide
Violet Red vs Gal Vorbak RedColour: Base · ΔE 15, loose · closer than Rhinox Hide

All matches: Rhinox Hide equivalents · Violet Red equivalents