What is the difference between Graugrün RLM 74 and Violet Grey?

ΔE 6 (close). Violet Grey is more muted. Swatch colours are estimates.

Graugrün RLM 74 vs Violet Grey

Graugrün RLM 74

Brand: AMMO by Mig
Range: ATOM
Code: ATOM-20157
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #3e4c48 (estimate)

Violet Grey

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.773
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #4c5051 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 6.0, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Violet Grey is more muted than Graugrün RLM 74.

Can I use Violet Grey instead of Graugrün RLM 74?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 6). Violet Grey is more muted than Graugrün RLM 74.

Can I use Graugrün RLM 74 instead of Violet Grey?

The same difference applies the other way round: Graugrün RLM 74 is 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 Graugrün RLM 74 on the colour wheel See Violet Grey on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Graugrün RLM 74

Graugrün RLM 74 vs German Uniform (70.920)Model Color · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Violet Grey
Graugrün RLM 74 vs Grey Green RLM74 (71.258)Model Air · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Violet Grey
Graugrün RLM 74 vs Camou. Dark Green (71.019)Model Air · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Violet Grey

Other AMMO by Mig paints close to Violet Grey

Violet Grey vs Slate Grey (AMMO.F-522)Acrylic Colors for Figures · ΔE 1, very close · closer than Graugrün RLM 74
Violet Grey vs Panzer Grey (A.MIG-0604)Dio Drybrush · ΔE 6, close · closer than Graugrün RLM 74
Violet Grey vs Bluish Grey (AMMO.F-530)Acrylic Colors for Figures · ΔE 9, close

All matches: Graugrün RLM 74 equivalents · Violet Grey equivalents