What is the difference between Chaotic Red and Perylene Violet?

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

Chaotic Red vs Perylene Violet

Chaotic Red

Brand: Army Painter
Range: Warpaints Legacy
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 Chaotic Red.

Can I use Perylene Violet instead of Chaotic Red?

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 Chaotic Red.

Can I use Chaotic Red instead of Perylene Violet?

The same difference applies the other way round: Chaotic Red 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 Chaotic Red on the colour wheel See Perylene Violet on the colour wheel

Other Kimera Kolors paints close to Chaotic Red

Chaotic Red vs Black Skintone (Signature)Signature Series · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Perylene Violet
Chaotic Red vs Oxide Brown Dark (Pure Pigments)Pure Pigments · ΔE 9, close · closer than Perylene Violet
Chaotic Red 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 Chaotic Red
Perylene Violet vs Umberroot (Vol. 4)John Blanche Vol. 1-4 · ΔE 9, close · closer than Chaotic Red
Perylene Violet vs Camo Brown (WP4040P)Warpaints Historical · ΔE 9, close · closer than Chaotic Red

All matches: Chaotic Red equivalents · Perylene Violet equivalents