Paint record

Boar Hide

Two Thin Coats

Base · #73453A

Opaque acrylicTwo Thin Coats

No shortage of substitutes here, Flat Brown from Vallejo matches at 87 percent and 4 brands carry a strong same-finish near-match. Color-wise this is a moderate, dark red leaning warm. Within the Two Thin Coats range it ladders cleanly, Royal Cloak for the shadows and Noble Steed Brown for the highlights. In practice you can substitute across brands here without anyone noticing at arm's length.

Cross-brand results

Boar Hide equivalents and near misses

Fair warning: nothing matches Two Thin Coats Boar Hide cleanly. The options below are the least bad, and every one of them drifts.

Closest Vallejo equivalent: Vallejo Flat Brown, close, with a hint of drift side by side (delta E 2.5).

Tamiya's closest color: Tamiya Flat Brown, a near match with visible drift up close (delta E 2.8).

Nearest in the AK Interactive catalog: AK Interactive Saddle Brown, close, with a hint of drift side by side (delta E 2.8).

Best Citadel option: Citadel Bugman's Glow, a near match with visible drift up close (delta E 3.5).

The drift here is spread thinly across hue, lightness and saturation rather than leaning one way, so the mismatch reads as a general haze at delta E 2.5 rather than an obvious shift.

How to read the score

90+Close

80sUsable

<70Mix

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About this color

Color profile

Familyred
Lightnessdark
Saturationmoderate
Undertonewarm

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Pairs well with

Ray Gun Glowcomplement
Rodent Greyneutral anchor
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Match difficulty

Common color
Closest cross-brand match

Found in 4 other brands with a same-finish match.

Where painters use it

reds and crimson areas
Common questions

Frequently asked

What is the closest equivalent to Two Thin Coats Boar Hide?

The closest same-finish match is Vallejo Flat Brown at 87% color similarity.

What color is Boar Hide?

Boar Hide is a dark moderate red with a warm undertone (hex #73453A).

What do I highlight and shade Boar Hide with?

Highlight Boar Hide toward Noble Steed Brown and shade it down into Royal Cloak, both Two Thin Coats paints in the same finish family.

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