What is the difference between Bloodreaver Flesh and Perylene Violet?

ΔE 14 (fair). Perylene Violet is more muted, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Bloodreaver Flesh vs Perylene Violet

Bloodreaver Flesh

Brand: Citadel / Warhammer
Range: Colour: Layer
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #7a3a2a (estimate)

Perylene Violet

Brand: Kimera Kolors
Range: Pure Pigments
Code: Pure Pigments
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #6e383a (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 13.6, fair: the same colour family, but not a straight swap. Perylene Violet is more muted, cooler than Bloodreaver Flesh.

Can I use Perylene Violet instead of Bloodreaver Flesh?

Only where an exact match doesn’t matter, such as a new unit or a highlight. Fair match (ΔE 14). Perylene Violet is more muted, cooler than Bloodreaver Flesh.

Can I use Bloodreaver Flesh instead of Perylene Violet?

The same difference applies the other way round: Bloodreaver Flesh 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 Bloodreaver Flesh on the colour wheel See Perylene Violet on the colour wheel

Other Kimera Kolors paints close to Bloodreaver Flesh

Bloodreaver Flesh vs Oxide Brown Light (Pure Pigments)Pure Pigments · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Perylene Violet
Bloodreaver Flesh vs Red Oxide (Pure Pigments)Pure Pigments · ΔE 11, fair · closer than Perylene Violet
Bloodreaver Flesh vs Dark Honey (Signature)Signature Series · ΔE 11, fair · closer than Perylene Violet

Other Citadel paints close to Perylene Violet

Perylene Violet vs Screamer PinkColour: Base · ΔE 9, close · closer than Bloodreaver Flesh
Perylene Violet vs Gal Vorbak RedColour: Base · ΔE 12, fair · closer than Bloodreaver Flesh
Perylene Violet vs Barak-Nar BurgundyColour: Base · ΔE 13, fair · closer than Bloodreaver Flesh

All matches: Bloodreaver Flesh equivalents · Perylene Violet equivalents