What is the difference between Violet Oxide and Gorgon Brown?

ΔE 17 (loose). Gorgon Brown is noticeably lighter, more saturated, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Violet Oxide vs Gorgon Brown

Violet Oxide

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

Gorgon Brown

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Game Color
Code: 72.124
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #904638 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 16.9, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Gorgon Brown is noticeably lighter, more saturated, warmer than Violet Oxide.

Can I use Gorgon Brown instead of Violet Oxide?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 17). Gorgon Brown is noticeably lighter, more saturated, warmer than Violet Oxide.

Can I use Violet Oxide instead of Gorgon Brown?

The same difference applies the other way round: Violet Oxide is noticeably darker, more muted, 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 Gorgon 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 Gorgon Brown
Violet Oxide vs Dark Red (70.946)Model Color · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Gorgon Brown
Violet Oxide vs Red (70.926)Model Color · ΔE 7, close · closer than Gorgon Brown

Other Golden paints close to Gorgon Brown

Gorgon Brown vs Red Oxide (PR101)Heavy Body Acrylics · ΔE 9, close · closer than Violet Oxide
Gorgon Brown vs Burnt Sienna (PBr7)Heavy Body Acrylics · ΔE 13, fair · closer than Violet Oxide
Gorgon Brown vs Quinacridone Burnt OrangeHeavy Body Acrylics · ΔE 15, loose · closer than Violet Oxide

All matches: Violet Oxide equivalents · Gorgon Brown equivalents