What is the difference between Skavenblight Dinge and Armour Brown?

ΔE 12 (fair). Armour Brown is a little darker, more muted. Swatch colours are estimates.

Skavenblight Dinge vs Armour Brown

Skavenblight Dinge

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

Armour Brown

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.041
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #362f2f (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 11.8, fair: the same colour family, but not a straight swap. Armour Brown is a little darker, more muted than Skavenblight Dinge.

Can I use Armour Brown instead of Skavenblight Dinge?

Only where an exact match doesn’t matter, such as a new unit or a highlight. Fair match (ΔE 12). Armour Brown is a little darker, more muted than Skavenblight Dinge.

Can I use Skavenblight Dinge instead of Armour Brown?

The same difference applies the other way round: Skavenblight Dinge is a little lighter, 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 Armour Brown on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Skavenblight Dinge

Skavenblight Dinge vs German Tank Crew (70.759)Model Color · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Armour Brown
Skavenblight Dinge vs US Olive Drab (71.043)Model Air · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Armour Brown
Skavenblight Dinge vs Cam. Med. Brown (71.038)Model Air · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Armour Brown

Other Citadel paints close to Armour Brown

Armour Brown vs Dryad BarkColour: Base · ΔE 7, close · closer than Skavenblight Dinge
Armour Brown vs Mechanicus Standard GreyColour: Base · ΔE 10, fair · closer than Skavenblight Dinge
Armour Brown vs Mechanicus Standard GreyColour: Air · ΔE 10, fair · closer than Skavenblight Dinge

All matches: Skavenblight Dinge equivalents · Armour Brown equivalents