Moody Mauve vs Permanent Violet Dark

Moody Mauve

Brand
Army Painter
Range
Speedpaint 2.0
Type
a one-coat contrast-style paint
Swatch
#9a4a80 (estimate)

Permanent Violet Dark

Brand
Golden
Range
High Flow
Code
8536
Type
an ink, glaze or transparent paint
Swatch
#631662 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 22.6, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Permanent Violet Dark is noticeably darker, more saturated, cooler than Moody Mauve. They are different kinds of paint: Army Painter Moody Mauve is a one-coat contrast-style paint and Golden Permanent Violet Dark is an ink, glaze or transparent paint, so they won’t behave the same on the model even where the colour is close.

Can I use Permanent Violet Dark instead of Moody Mauve?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 23). Permanent Violet Dark is noticeably darker, more saturated, cooler than Moody Mauve. They are different kinds of paint.

Can I use Moody Mauve instead of Permanent Violet Dark?

The same difference applies the other way round: Moody Mauve is noticeably lighter, more muted, 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 Moody Mauve on the colour wheel See Permanent Violet Dark on the colour wheel

Other Golden paints close to Moody Mauve

Other Army Painter paints close to Permanent Violet Dark

All matches: Moody Mauve equivalents · Permanent Violet Dark equivalents

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