What is the difference between Dark Boot Brown and Brown Violet RLM81?

ΔE 7 (close). Brown Violet RLM81 is a little lighter. Swatch colours are estimates.

Dark Boot Brown vs Brown Violet RLM81

Dark Boot Brown

Brand: Army Painter
Range: Warpaints Historical
Code: WP4126P
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #484231 (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 7.4, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Brown Violet RLM81 is a little lighter than Dark Boot Brown.

Can I use Brown Violet RLM81 instead of Dark Boot Brown?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 7). Brown Violet RLM81 is a little lighter than Dark Boot Brown.

Can I use Dark Boot Brown instead of Brown Violet RLM81?

The same difference applies the other way round: Dark Boot Brown is a little darker.

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 Dark Boot Brown on the colour wheel See Brown Violet RLM81 on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Dark Boot Brown

Dark Boot Brown vs Dark Green RLM71 (71.015)Model Air · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Brown Violet RLM81
Dark Boot Brown vs IJA Olive Green (71.286)Model Air · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Brown Violet RLM81
Dark Boot Brown vs N. (71.316)Model Air · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Brown Violet RLM81

Other Army Painter paints close to Brown Violet RLM81

Brown Violet RLM81 vs Ammo Pouch Brown (WP4130P)Warpaints Historical · ΔE 6, close · closer than Dark Boot Brown
Brown Violet RLM81 vs Tundra TaupeWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 8, close
Brown Violet RLM81 vs Venom WyrmWarpaints Legacy · ΔE 8, close

All matches: Dark Boot Brown equivalents · Brown Violet RLM81 equivalents