What is the difference between Skavenblight Dinge and German Uniform?

ΔE 11 (fair). German Uniform is cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Skavenblight Dinge vs German Uniform

Skavenblight Dinge

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

German Uniform

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.920
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #3a4b43 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 10.6, fair: the same colour family, but not a straight swap. German Uniform is cooler than Skavenblight Dinge.

Can I use German Uniform instead of Skavenblight Dinge?

Only where an exact match doesn’t matter, such as a new unit or a highlight. Fair match (ΔE 11). German Uniform is cooler than Skavenblight Dinge.

Can I use Skavenblight Dinge instead of German Uniform?

The same difference applies the other way round: Skavenblight Dinge is 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 German Uniform 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 German Uniform
Skavenblight Dinge vs US Olive Drab (71.043)Model Air · ΔE 3, very close · closer than German Uniform
Skavenblight Dinge vs Cam. Med. Brown (71.038)Model Air · ΔE 3, very close · closer than German Uniform

Other Citadel paints close to German Uniform

German Uniform vs Eshin GreyColour: Layer · ΔE 9, close · closer than Skavenblight Dinge
German Uniform vs Dark ReaperColour: Layer · ΔE 10, close · closer than Skavenblight Dinge
German Uniform vs Mechanicus Standard GreyColour: Base · ΔE 12, fair

All matches: Skavenblight Dinge equivalents · German Uniform equivalents