What is the difference between Skavenblight Dinge and Russian Unif. WWII?

ΔE 9 (close). Russian Unif. WWII is more saturated, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Skavenblight Dinge vs Russian Unif. WWII

Skavenblight Dinge

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

Russian Unif. WWII

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.924
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #474c35 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 8.7, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Russian Unif. WWII is more saturated, cooler than Skavenblight Dinge.

Can I use Russian Unif. WWII instead of Skavenblight Dinge?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 9). Russian Unif. WWII is more saturated, cooler than Skavenblight Dinge.

Can I use Skavenblight Dinge instead of Russian Unif. WWII?

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

Other Citadel paints close to Russian Unif. WWII

Russian Unif. WWII vs Death Korps DrabColour: Base · ΔE 8, close · closer than Skavenblight Dinge
Russian Unif. WWII vs Steel Legion DrabColour: Base · ΔE 11, fair
Russian Unif. WWII vs Stormvermin FurColour: Layer · ΔE 13, fair

All matches: Skavenblight Dinge equivalents · Russian Unif. WWII equivalents