What is the difference between Moldy Wine and Violet Oxide?

ΔE 17 (loose). Violet Oxide is a little darker, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Moldy Wine vs Violet Oxide

Moldy Wine

Brand: Army Painter
Range: Warpaints Fanatic
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #81344e (estimate)

Violet Oxide

Brand: Golden
Range: Heavy Body Acrylics
Code: PR101
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #652526 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 17.5, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Violet Oxide is a little darker, warmer than Moldy Wine.

Can I use Violet Oxide instead of Moldy Wine?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 17). Violet Oxide is a little darker, warmer than Moldy Wine.

Can I use Moldy Wine instead of Violet Oxide?

The same difference applies the other way round: Moldy Wine is a little lighter, 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 Moldy Wine on the colour wheel See Violet Oxide on the colour wheel

Other Golden paints close to Moldy Wine

Moldy Wine vs Cobalt Violet HueHeavy Body Acrylics · ΔE 14, fair · closer than Violet Oxide
Moldy Wine vs Permanent MaroonHeavy Body Acrylics · ΔE 22, loose
Moldy Wine vs Red Oxide (PR101)Heavy Body Acrylics · ΔE 26, loose

Other Army Painter paints close to Violet Oxide

Violet Oxide vs Camo Brown (WP4040P)Warpaints Historical · ΔE 7, close · closer than Moldy Wine
Violet Oxide vs Beret Maroon (WP4059P)Warpaints Historical · ΔE 7, close · closer than Moldy Wine
Violet Oxide vs Basilisk RedWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 8, close · closer than Moldy Wine

All matches: Moldy Wine equivalents · Violet Oxide equivalents