What is the difference between Camo Brown and Perylene Violet?

ΔE 9 (close). Perylene Violet is more muted, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Camo Brown vs Perylene Violet

Camo Brown

Brand: Army Painter
Range: Warpaints Historical
Code: WP4040P
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #6b3127 (estimate)

Perylene Violet

Brand: Kimera Kolors
Range: Pure Pigments
Code: Pure Pigments
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #6e383a (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 9.3, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Perylene Violet is more muted, cooler than Camo Brown.

Can I use Perylene Violet instead of Camo Brown?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 9). Perylene Violet is more muted, cooler than Camo Brown.

Can I use Camo Brown instead of Perylene Violet?

The same difference applies the other way round: Camo Brown 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 Camo Brown on the colour wheel See Perylene Violet on the colour wheel

Other Kimera Kolors paints close to Camo Brown

Camo Brown vs Royal Brown (Pure Pigments)Pure Pigments · ΔE 7, close · closer than Perylene Violet
Camo Brown vs Dark Honey (Signature)Signature Series · ΔE 8, close · closer than Perylene Violet
Camo Brown vs Oxide Brown Medium (Pure Pigments)Pure Pigments · ΔE 11, fair

Other Army Painter paints close to Perylene Violet

Perylene Violet vs Fur BrownWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 7, close · closer than Camo Brown
Perylene Violet vs Umberroot (Vol. 4)John Blanche Vol. 1-4 · ΔE 9, close · closer than Camo Brown
Perylene Violet vs Fur BrownWarpaints Air · ΔE 9, close

All matches: Camo Brown equivalents · Perylene Violet equivalents