What is the difference between Skavenblight Dinge and Red Brown?

ΔE 16 (loose). Red Brown is a little darker, more saturated, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Skavenblight Dinge vs Red Brown

Skavenblight Dinge

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

Red Brown

Brand: Mr. Hobby
Range: Mr. Color
Code: C-41
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #513236 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 15.9, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Red Brown is a little darker, more saturated, cooler than Skavenblight Dinge.

Can I use Red Brown instead of Skavenblight Dinge?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 16). Red Brown is a little darker, more saturated, cooler than Skavenblight Dinge.

Can I use Skavenblight Dinge instead of Red Brown?

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

Other Citadel paints close to Red Brown

Red Brown vs Rhinox HideColour: Base · ΔE 9, close · closer than Skavenblight Dinge
Red Brown vs Screamer PinkColour: Base · ΔE 16, loose · closer than Skavenblight Dinge
Red Brown vs Steel Legion DrabColour: Base · ΔE 16, loose

All matches: Skavenblight Dinge equivalents · Red Brown equivalents