What is the difference between Violet Oxide and Charred Brown?

ΔE 10 (fair). Charred Brown is more muted, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Violet Oxide vs Charred Brown

Violet Oxide

Brand: Golden
Range: Heavy Body Acrylics
Code: PR101
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #652526 (estimate)

Charred Brown

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Game Color
Code: 72.045
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #60342e (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 10.5, fair: the same colour family, but not a straight swap. Charred Brown is more muted, warmer than Violet Oxide.

Can I use Charred Brown instead of Violet Oxide?

Only where an exact match doesn’t matter, such as a new unit or a highlight. Fair match (ΔE 10). Charred Brown is more muted, warmer than Violet Oxide.

Can I use Violet Oxide instead of Charred Brown?

The same difference applies the other way round: Violet Oxide is more saturated, cooler.

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 Violet Oxide on the colour wheel See Charred Brown on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Violet Oxide

Violet Oxide vs Nocturnal Red (72.111)Game Color · ΔE 2, very close · closer than Charred Brown
Violet Oxide vs Dark Red (70.946)Model Color · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Charred Brown
Violet Oxide vs Red (70.926)Model Color · ΔE 7, close · closer than Charred Brown

Other Golden paints close to Charred Brown

Charred Brown vs Burnt Umber Light (PBr7)Heavy Body Acrylics · ΔE 7, close · closer than Violet Oxide
Charred Brown vs Van Dyke Brown Hue (PR101 / PBk7)Heavy Body Acrylics · ΔE 17, loose
Charred Brown vs Burnt UmberHeavy Body Acrylics · ΔE 18, loose

All matches: Violet Oxide equivalents · Charred Brown equivalents