What is the difference between Lilac and Lustful Purple?

ΔE 18 (loose). Lustful Purple is more muted, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Lilac vs Lustful Purple

Lilac

Brand: AMMO by Mig
Range: Dio Drybrush
Code: A.MIG-0646
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #d993c0 (estimate)

Lustful Purple

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Game Color
Code: 72.114
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #b09acb (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 18.3, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Lustful Purple is more muted, cooler than Lilac.

Can I use Lustful Purple instead of Lilac?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 18). Lustful Purple is more muted, cooler than Lilac.

Can I use Lilac instead of Lustful Purple?

The same difference applies the other way round: Lilac is more saturated, 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 Lilac on the colour wheel See Lustful Purple on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Lilac

Lilac vs Squid Pink (72.013)Game Color · ΔE 13, fair · closer than Lustful Purple
Lilac vs Light Pink (70.748)Model Color · ΔE 18, loose · closer than Lustful Purple
Lilac vs Light Violet (70.750)Model Color · ΔE 21, loose

Other AMMO by Mig paints close to Lustful Purple

Lustful Purple vs Lavender (IONIC-0081)IONIC Smart Colors · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Lilac
Lustful Purple vs Light Lavender (IONIC-0082)IONIC Smart Colors · ΔE 9, close · closer than Lilac
Lustful Purple vs Mauve (ATOM-20155)ATOM · ΔE 12, fair · closer than Lilac

All matches: Lilac equivalents · Lustful Purple equivalents