What is the difference between Skavenblight Dinge and Violet Grey?

ΔE 11 (fair). Violet Grey is a little lighter, more muted. Swatch colours are estimates.

Skavenblight Dinge vs Violet Grey

Skavenblight Dinge

Brand: Citadel / Warhammer
Range: Colour: Layer
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #4a4438 (estimate)

Violet Grey

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.773
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #4c5051 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 10.5, fair: the same colour family, but not a straight swap. Violet Grey is a little lighter, more muted than Skavenblight Dinge.

Can I use Violet Grey instead of Skavenblight Dinge?

Only where an exact match doesn’t matter, such as a new unit or a highlight. Fair match (ΔE 11). Violet Grey is a little lighter, more muted than Skavenblight Dinge.

Can I use Skavenblight Dinge instead of Violet Grey?

The same difference applies the other way round: Skavenblight Dinge is a little darker, 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 Skavenblight Dinge on the colour wheel See Violet Grey on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Skavenblight Dinge

Skavenblight Dinge vs German Tank Crew (70.759)Model Color · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Violet Grey
Skavenblight Dinge vs US Olive Drab (71.043)Model Air · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Violet Grey
Skavenblight Dinge vs Cam. Med. Brown (71.038)Model Air · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Violet Grey

Other Citadel paints close to Violet Grey

Violet Grey vs Eshin GreyColour: Layer · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Skavenblight Dinge
Violet Grey vs Mechanicus Standard GreyColour: Base · ΔE 8, close · closer than Skavenblight Dinge
Violet Grey vs Mechanicus Standard GreyColour: Air · ΔE 8, close · closer than Skavenblight Dinge

All matches: Skavenblight Dinge equivalents · Violet Grey equivalents