What is the difference between Venom Wyrm and Brown Violet RLM81?

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

Venom Wyrm vs Brown Violet RLM81

Venom Wyrm

Brand: Army Painter
Range: Warpaints Legacy
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 Venom Wyrm.

Can I use Brown Violet RLM81 instead of Venom Wyrm?

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

Can I use Venom Wyrm instead of Brown Violet RLM81?

The same difference applies the other way round: Venom Wyrm 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 Venom Wyrm on the colour wheel See Brown Violet RLM81 on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Venom Wyrm

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

All matches: Venom Wyrm equivalents · Brown Violet RLM81 equivalents