What is the difference between Tainted Garden and Violet?

ΔE 16 (loose). Violet is a little darker, more muted, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Tainted Garden vs Violet

Tainted Garden

Brand: Army Painter
Range: John Blanche Vol. 1-4
Code: Vol. 2
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #3e3e26 (estimate)

Violet

Brand: Kimera Kolors
Range: Pure Pigments
Code: Pure Pigments
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #3d2d2a (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 16.1, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Violet is a little darker, more muted, warmer than Tainted Garden.

Can I use Violet instead of Tainted Garden?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 16). Violet is a little darker, more muted, warmer than Tainted Garden.

Can I use Tainted Garden instead of Violet?

The same difference applies the other way round: Tainted Garden is a little lighter, more saturated, 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 Tainted Garden on the colour wheel See Violet on the colour wheel

Other Kimera Kolors paints close to Tainted Garden

Tainted Garden vs Dark Mud (Signature)Signature Series · ΔE 7, close · closer than Violet
Tainted Garden vs Viridian Grim (Signature)Signature Series · ΔE 11, fair · closer than Violet
Tainted Garden vs Carbon Black (Pure Pigments)Pure Pigments · ΔE 18, loose

Other Army Painter paints close to Violet

Violet vs Oak BrownWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 0, very close · closer than Tainted Garden
Violet vs Boot Brown (WP4025P)Warpaints Historical · ΔE 1, very close · closer than Tainted Garden
Violet vs Oak BrownWarpaints Air · ΔE 1, very close · closer than Tainted Garden

All matches: Tainted Garden equivalents · Violet equivalents