What is the difference between Skavenblight Dinge and Dark Brown RLM61?

ΔE 9 (close). Dark Brown RLM61 is a little darker, more muted. Swatch colours are estimates.

Skavenblight Dinge vs Dark Brown RLM61

Skavenblight Dinge

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

Dark Brown RLM61

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.042
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #3c3533 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 8.9, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Dark Brown RLM61 is a little darker, more muted than Skavenblight Dinge.

Can I use Dark Brown RLM61 instead of Skavenblight Dinge?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 9). Dark Brown RLM61 is a little darker, more muted than Skavenblight Dinge.

Can I use Skavenblight Dinge instead of Dark Brown RLM61?

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 Dark Brown RLM61 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 Dark Brown RLM61
Skavenblight Dinge vs US Olive Drab (71.043)Model Air · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Dark Brown RLM61
Skavenblight Dinge vs Cam. Med. Brown (71.038)Model Air · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Dark Brown RLM61

Other Citadel paints close to Dark Brown RLM61

Dark Brown RLM61 vs Dryad BarkColour: Base · ΔE 8, close · closer than Skavenblight Dinge
Dark Brown RLM61 vs Eshin GreyColour: Layer · ΔE 9, close
Dark Brown RLM61 vs Mechanicus Standard GreyColour: Base · ΔE 10, close

All matches: Skavenblight Dinge equivalents · Dark Brown RLM61 equivalents