What is the difference between Carnelian Skin and Perylene Violet?

ΔE 10 (fair). Perylene Violet is more saturated, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Carnelian Skin vs Perylene Violet

Carnelian Skin

Brand: Army Painter
Range: Warpaints Fanatic
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #644245 (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 10.4, fair: the same colour family, but not a straight swap. Perylene Violet is more saturated, warmer than Carnelian Skin.

Can I use Perylene Violet instead of Carnelian Skin?

Only where an exact match doesn’t matter, such as a new unit or a highlight. Fair match (ΔE 10). Perylene Violet is more saturated, warmer than Carnelian Skin.

Can I use Carnelian Skin instead of Perylene Violet?

The same difference applies the other way round: Carnelian Skin is more muted, cooler.

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 Carnelian Skin on the colour wheel See Perylene Violet on the colour wheel

Other Kimera Kolors paints close to Carnelian Skin

Carnelian Skin vs Black Skintone (Signature)Signature Series · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Perylene Violet
Carnelian Skin vs Oxide Brown Dark (Pure Pigments)Pure Pigments · ΔE 9, close · closer than Perylene Violet
Carnelian Skin vs Oxide Brown Medium (Pure Pigments)Pure Pigments · ΔE 10, close · closer than Perylene Violet

Other Army Painter paints close to Perylene Violet

Perylene Violet vs Fur BrownWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 7, close · closer than Carnelian Skin
Perylene Violet vs Umberroot (Vol. 4)John Blanche Vol. 1-4 · ΔE 9, close · closer than Carnelian Skin
Perylene Violet vs Camo Brown (WP4040P)Warpaints Historical · ΔE 9, close · closer than Carnelian Skin

All matches: Carnelian Skin equivalents · Perylene Violet equivalents