What is the difference between Ammo Pouch Brown and Brown Violet RLM81?

ΔE 6 (close). Brown Violet RLM81 is more muted. Swatch colours are estimates.

Ammo Pouch Brown vs Brown Violet RLM81

Ammo Pouch Brown

Brand: Army Painter
Range: Warpaints Historical
Code: WP4130P
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #645242 (estimate)

Brown Violet RLM81

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.264
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #575145 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 6.5, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Brown Violet RLM81 is more muted than Ammo Pouch Brown.

Can I use Brown Violet RLM81 instead of Ammo Pouch Brown?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 6). Brown Violet RLM81 is more muted than Ammo Pouch Brown.

Can I use Ammo Pouch Brown instead of Brown Violet RLM81?

The same difference applies the other way round: Ammo Pouch Brown 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 Ammo Pouch Brown on the colour wheel See Brown Violet RLM81 on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Ammo Pouch Brown

Ammo Pouch Brown vs Camou. Pale Brown (71.035)Model Air · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Brown Violet RLM81
Ammo Pouch Brown vs BS Dark Earth (71.323)Model Air · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Brown Violet RLM81
Ammo Pouch Brown vs IJA Earth Brown (71.136)Model Air · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Brown Violet RLM81

Other Army Painter paints close to Brown Violet RLM81

Brown Violet RLM81 vs Dark Boot Brown (WP4126P)Warpaints Historical · ΔE 7, close
Brown Violet RLM81 vs Tundra TaupeWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 8, close
Brown Violet RLM81 vs Venom WyrmWarpaints Legacy · ΔE 8, close

All matches: Ammo Pouch Brown equivalents · Brown Violet RLM81 equivalents