What is the difference between Witchbane Plum and Hexed Lichen?

ΔE 22 (loose). Hexed Lichen is more muted, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Witchbane Plum vs Hexed Lichen

Witchbane Plum

Brand: Army Painter
Range: Warpaints Air
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #701a58 (estimate)

Hexed Lichen

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Game Color
Code: 72.015
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #553771 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 21.7, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Hexed Lichen is more muted, cooler than Witchbane Plum.

Can I use Hexed Lichen instead of Witchbane Plum?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 22). Hexed Lichen is more muted, cooler than Witchbane Plum.

Can I use Witchbane Plum instead of Hexed Lichen?

The same difference applies the other way round: Witchbane Plum is more saturated, 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 Witchbane Plum on the colour wheel See Hexed Lichen on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Witchbane Plum

Witchbane Plum vs Deep Magenta (72.113)Game Color · ΔE 8, close · closer than Hexed Lichen
Witchbane Plum vs Magenta (70.945)Model Color · ΔE 11, fair · closer than Hexed Lichen
Witchbane Plum vs Pink (70.958)Model Color · ΔE 19, loose · closer than Hexed Lichen

Other Army Painter paints close to Hexed Lichen

Hexed Lichen vs Diabolic PlumWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 8, close · closer than Witchbane Plum
Hexed Lichen vs Alien PurpleWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 14, fair · closer than Witchbane Plum
Hexed Lichen vs Gothic BlueWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 15, fair · closer than Witchbane Plum

All matches: Witchbane Plum equivalents · Hexed Lichen equivalents