What is the difference between Tundra Taupe and Brown Violet RLM81?

ΔE 8 (close). Brown Violet RLM81 is more muted. Swatch colours are estimates.

Tundra Taupe vs Brown Violet RLM81

Tundra Taupe

Brand: Army Painter
Range: Warpaints Fanatic
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #52533b (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 7.9, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Brown Violet RLM81 is more muted than Tundra Taupe.

Can I use Brown Violet RLM81 instead of Tundra Taupe?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 8). Brown Violet RLM81 is more muted than Tundra Taupe.

Can I use Tundra Taupe instead of Brown Violet RLM81?

The same difference applies the other way round: Tundra Taupe is more saturated.

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 Tundra Taupe on the colour wheel See Brown Violet RLM81 on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Tundra Taupe

Tundra Taupe vs Interior Green (71.010)Model Air · ΔE 2, very close · closer than Brown Violet RLM81
Tundra Taupe vs AMT-4 Cam. Green (71.301)Model Air · ΔE 2, very close · closer than Brown Violet RLM81
Tundra Taupe vs Green RLM62 (71.104)Model Air · ΔE 4, 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 Tundra Taupe
Brown Violet RLM81 vs Dark Boot Brown (WP4126P)Warpaints Historical · ΔE 7, close · closer than Tundra Taupe
Brown Violet RLM81 vs Venom WyrmWarpaints Legacy · ΔE 8, close

All matches: Tundra Taupe equivalents · Brown Violet RLM81 equivalents