What is the difference between Ashen Stone and Violet Hint?

ΔE 29 (loose). Violet Hint is noticeably darker, much more saturated. Swatch colours are estimates.

Ashen Stone vs Violet Hint

Ashen Stone

Brand: Army Painter
Range: Speedpaint 2.0
Type: a one-coat contrast-style paint
Swatch: #aab6c0 (estimate)

Violet Hint

Brand: Green Stuff World
Range: Dipping Inks
Code: 4243
Type: a one-coat contrast-style paint
Swatch: #9780ac (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 28.9, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Violet Hint is noticeably darker, much more saturated than Ashen Stone.

Can I use Violet Hint instead of Ashen Stone?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 29). Violet Hint is noticeably darker, much more saturated than Ashen Stone.

Can I use Ashen Stone instead of Violet Hint?

The same difference applies the other way round: Ashen Stone is noticeably lighter, much more muted.

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 Ashen Stone on the colour wheel See Violet Hint on the colour wheel

Other Green Stuff World paints close to Ashen Stone

Ashen Stone vs Skull Linen (4249)Dipping Inks · ΔE 13, fair · closer than Violet Hint
Ashen Stone vs Blue Glacier (4242)Dipping Inks · ΔE 22, loose · closer than Violet Hint
Ashen Stone vs Nude Skin (4241)Dipping Inks · ΔE 26, loose · closer than Violet Hint

Other Army Painter paints close to Violet Hint

Violet Hint vs Pastel LavenderSpeedpaint 2.0 · ΔE 21, loose · closer than Ashen Stone
Violet Hint vs Cloudburst BlueSpeedpaint 2.0 · ΔE 24, loose · closer than Ashen Stone
Violet Hint vs Pastel IndigoSpeedpaint 2.0 · ΔE 25, loose · closer than Ashen Stone

All matches: Ashen Stone equivalents · Violet Hint equivalents