What is the difference between Orchid and Violet Volt?

ΔE 9 (close). Violet Volt is a little darker, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Orchid vs Violet Volt

Orchid

Brand: AMMO by Mig
Range: ATOM
Code: ATOM-20153
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #b4479f (estimate)

Violet Volt

Brand: Army Painter
Range: Warpaints Air
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #a040a0 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 8.6, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Violet Volt is a little darker, cooler than Orchid.

Can I use Violet Volt instead of Orchid?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 9). Violet Volt is a little darker, cooler than Orchid.

Can I use Orchid instead of Violet Volt?

The same difference applies the other way round: Orchid is a little lighter, 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 Orchid on the colour wheel See Violet Volt on the colour wheel

Other Army Painter paints close to Orchid

Orchid vs Spellbound FuchsiaWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Violet Volt
Orchid vs Warlock MagentaWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 17, loose
Orchid vs Enchanted PinkWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 17, loose

Other AMMO by Mig paints close to Violet Volt

Violet Volt vs Amethyst (ATOM-20152)ATOM · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Orchid
Violet Volt vs Purple (ATOM-20151)ATOM · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Orchid
Violet Volt vs Light Plum (ATOM-20154)ATOM · ΔE 17, loose

All matches: Orchid equivalents · Violet Volt equivalents