What is the difference between Umbral Umber and Dark Purple?

ΔE 16 (loose). Dark Purple is a little lighter, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Umbral Umber vs Dark Purple

Umbral Umber

Brand: Formula P3
Range: Formula P3
Code: 93028
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #231008 (estimate)

Dark Purple

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.749
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #382130 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 16.4, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Dark Purple is a little lighter, cooler than Umbral Umber.

Can I use Dark Purple instead of Umbral Umber?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 16). Dark Purple is a little lighter, cooler than Umbral Umber.

Can I use Umbral Umber instead of Dark Purple?

The same difference applies the other way round: Umbral Umber is a little darker, 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 Umbral Umber on the colour wheel See Dark Purple on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Umbral Umber

Umbral Umber vs Dark Rust (70.771)Model Color · ΔE 9, close · closer than Dark Purple
Umbral Umber vs Black Grey (70.862)Model Color · ΔE 10, close · closer than Dark Purple
Umbral Umber vs Olive Brown (70.889)Model Color · ΔE 11, fair · closer than Dark Purple

Other Formula P3 paints close to Dark Purple

Dark Purple vs Bad Bruise (93142)Formula P3 · ΔE 7, close · closer than Umbral Umber
Dark Purple vs Asheth Grey (93130)Formula P3 · ΔE 13, fair · closer than Umbral Umber
Dark Purple vs Battlefield Brown (93027)Formula P3 · ΔE 15, loose · closer than Umbral Umber

All matches: Umbral Umber equivalents · Dark Purple equivalents