What is the difference between Stormvermin Fur and Brown Violet RLM81?

ΔE 10 (close). Brown Violet RLM81 is a little darker, more muted. Swatch colours are estimates.

Stormvermin Fur vs Brown Violet RLM81

Stormvermin Fur

Brand: Citadel / Warhammer
Range: Colour: Layer
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #6a5a42 (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 9.8, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Brown Violet RLM81 is a little darker, more muted than Stormvermin Fur.

Can I use Brown Violet RLM81 instead of Stormvermin Fur?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 10). Brown Violet RLM81 is a little darker, more muted than Stormvermin Fur.

Can I use Stormvermin Fur instead of Brown Violet RLM81?

The same difference applies the other way round: Stormvermin Fur is a little lighter, 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 Stormvermin Fur on the colour wheel See Brown Violet RLM81 on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Stormvermin Fur

Stormvermin Fur vs Dirt (71.133)Model Air · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Brown Violet RLM81
Stormvermin Fur vs Camou. Grey Green (71.116)Model Air · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Brown Violet RLM81
Stormvermin Fur vs US Field Drab (70.873)Model Color · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Brown Violet RLM81

Other Citadel paints close to Brown Violet RLM81

Brown Violet RLM81 vs Skavenblight DingeColour: Layer · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Stormvermin Fur
Brown Violet RLM81 vs Steel Legion DrabColour: Base · ΔE 6, close · closer than Stormvermin Fur
Brown Violet RLM81 vs Eshin GreyColour: Layer · ΔE 9, close · closer than Stormvermin Fur

All matches: Stormvermin Fur equivalents · Brown Violet RLM81 equivalents