What is the difference between Stormvermin Fur and Dark Earth BS381C/450?

ΔE 9 (close). Dark Earth BS381C/450 is a little darker. Swatch colours are estimates.

Stormvermin Fur vs Dark Earth BS381C/450

Stormvermin Fur

Brand: Citadel / Warhammer
Range: Colour: Layer
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #6a5a42 (estimate)

Dark Earth BS381C/450

Brand: Mr. Hobby
Range: Mr. Color
Code: C-369
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #524630 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 9.0, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Dark Earth BS381C/450 is a little darker than Stormvermin Fur.

Can I use Dark Earth BS381C/450 instead of Stormvermin Fur?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 9). Dark Earth BS381C/450 is a little darker than Stormvermin Fur.

Can I use Stormvermin Fur instead of Dark Earth BS381C/450?

The same difference applies the other way round: Stormvermin Fur is a little lighter.

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 Stormvermin Fur on the colour wheel See Dark Earth BS381C/450 on the colour wheel

Other Mr. Hobby paints close to Stormvermin Fur

Stormvermin Fur vs Wood Brown (C-43)Mr. Color · ΔE 8, close · closer than Dark Earth BS381C/450
Stormvermin Fur vs Wood Brown (H-37)Aqueous Hobby Color · ΔE 8, close · closer than Dark Earth BS381C/450
Stormvermin Fur vs Wood Brown (N-37)Acrysion · ΔE 8, close · closer than Dark Earth BS381C/450

Other Citadel paints close to Dark Earth BS381C/450

Dark Earth BS381C/450 vs Steel Legion DrabColour: Base · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Stormvermin Fur
Dark Earth BS381C/450 vs Skavenblight DingeColour: Layer · ΔE 7, close · closer than Stormvermin Fur
Dark Earth BS381C/450 vs Death Korps DrabColour: Base · ΔE 11, fair

All matches: Stormvermin Fur equivalents · Dark Earth BS381C/450 equivalents