What is the difference between Fur Brown and Perylene Violet?

ΔE 9 (close). Perylene Violet is a little darker, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Fur Brown vs Perylene Violet

Fur Brown

Brand: Army Painter
Range: Warpaints Air
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #7a4a40 (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 a little darker, cooler than Fur Brown.

Can I use Perylene Violet instead of Fur Brown?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 9). Perylene Violet is a little darker, cooler than Fur Brown.

Can I use Fur Brown instead of Perylene Violet?

The same difference applies the other way round: Fur Brown is a little lighter, 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 Fur Brown on the colour wheel See Perylene Violet on the colour wheel

Other Kimera Kolors paints close to Fur Brown

Fur Brown vs Oxide Brown Medium (Pure Pigments)Pure Pigments · ΔE 11, fair
Fur Brown vs Dark Honey (Signature)Signature Series · ΔE 11, fair
Fur Brown vs Ground Brown (Signature)Signature Series · ΔE 11, fair

Other Army Painter paints close to Perylene Violet

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

All matches: Fur Brown equivalents · Perylene Violet equivalents