What is the difference between Rubber & Tires and Black Violet?

ΔE 7 (close). Black Violet is a little darker, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Rubber & Tires vs Black Violet

Rubber & Tires

Brand: AMMO by Mig
Range: ATOM
Code: ATOM-20159
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #40303c (estimate)

Black Violet

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.751
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #2e242f (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 6.8, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Black Violet is a little darker, cooler than Rubber & Tires.

Can I use Black Violet instead of Rubber & Tires?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 7). Black Violet is a little darker, cooler than Rubber & Tires.

Can I use Rubber & Tires instead of Black Violet?

The same difference applies the other way round: Rubber & Tires 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 Rubber & Tires on the colour wheel See Black Violet on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Rubber & Tires

Rubber & Tires vs Cam. Black Brown (70.822)Model Color · ΔE 6, close · closer than Black Violet
Rubber & Tires vs Dark Purple (70.749)Model Color · ΔE 7, close
Rubber & Tires vs Dark Sea Green (70.868)Model Color · ΔE 8, close

Other AMMO by Mig paints close to Black Violet

Black Violet vs Schwarzgrau RLM 66 (ATOM-20158)ATOM · ΔE 1, very close · closer than Rubber & Tires
Black Violet vs Dunkelgrau RAL 7021 (ATOM-20160)ATOM · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Rubber & Tires
Black Violet vs NATO Black (ATOM-20161)ATOM · ΔE 7, close

All matches: Rubber & Tires equivalents · Black Violet equivalents