What is the difference between Skavenblight Dinge and Ground Color?

ΔE 11 (fair). Ground Color is more muted. Swatch colours are estimates.

Skavenblight Dinge vs Ground Color

Skavenblight Dinge

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

Ground Color

Brand: Mr. Hobby
Range: Mr. Color
Code: C-522
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #50494d (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 10.5, fair: the same colour family, but not a straight swap. Ground Color is more muted than Skavenblight Dinge.

Can I use Ground Color instead of Skavenblight Dinge?

Only where an exact match doesn’t matter, such as a new unit or a highlight. Fair match (ΔE 11). Ground Color is more muted than Skavenblight Dinge.

Can I use Skavenblight Dinge instead of Ground Color?

The same difference applies the other way round: Skavenblight Dinge is 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 Skavenblight Dinge on the colour wheel See Ground Color 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 Ground Color
Skavenblight Dinge vs Olive Drab FS34087 (H-304)Aqueous Hobby Color · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Ground Color
Skavenblight Dinge vs Dark Earth (C-22)Mr. Color · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Ground Color

Other Citadel paints close to Ground Color

Ground Color vs Eshin GreyColour: Layer · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Skavenblight Dinge
Ground Color vs Mechanicus Standard GreyColour: Base · ΔE 8, close · closer than Skavenblight Dinge
Ground Color vs Mechanicus Standard GreyColour: Air · ΔE 8, close · closer than Skavenblight Dinge

All matches: Skavenblight Dinge equivalents · Ground Color equivalents