What is the difference between Skavenblight Dinge and Dark Earth BS381C/450?

ΔE 7 (close). Dark Earth BS381C/450 is more saturated. Swatch colours are estimates.

Skavenblight Dinge vs Dark Earth BS381C/450

Skavenblight Dinge

Brand: Citadel / Warhammer
Range: Colour: Layer
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #4a4438 (estimate)

Dark Earth BS381C/450

Brand: Mr. Hobby
Range: Mr. Color
Code: C-369
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #524630 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 7.2, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Dark Earth BS381C/450 is more saturated than Skavenblight Dinge.

Can I use Dark Earth BS381C/450 instead of Skavenblight Dinge?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 7). Dark Earth BS381C/450 is more saturated than Skavenblight Dinge.

Can I use Skavenblight Dinge instead of Dark Earth BS381C/450?

The same difference applies the other way round: Skavenblight Dinge is more muted.

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 Skavenblight Dinge on the colour wheel See Dark Earth BS381C/450 on the colour wheel

Other Mr. Hobby paints close to Skavenblight Dinge

Skavenblight Dinge vs Olive Drab FS34087 (C-304)Mr. Color · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Dark Earth BS381C/450
Skavenblight Dinge vs Olive Drab FS34087 (H-304)Aqueous Hobby Color · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Dark Earth BS381C/450
Skavenblight Dinge vs Dark Earth (C-22)Mr. Color · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Dark Earth BS381C/450

Other Citadel paints close to Dark Earth BS381C/450

Dark Earth BS381C/450 vs Steel Legion DrabColour: Base · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Skavenblight Dinge
Dark Earth BS381C/450 vs Stormvermin FurColour: Layer · ΔE 9, close
Dark Earth BS381C/450 vs Death Korps DrabColour: Base · ΔE 11, fair

All matches: Skavenblight Dinge equivalents · Dark Earth BS381C/450 equivalents