What is the difference between Perylene Violet and Flat Brown?

ΔE 6 (close). Flat Brown is more muted. Swatch colours are estimates.

Perylene Violet vs Flat Brown

Perylene Violet

Brand: Kimera Kolors
Range: Pure Pigments
Code: Pure Pigments
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #6e383a (estimate)

Flat Brown

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.984
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #643b3a (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 6.2, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Flat Brown is more muted than Perylene Violet.

Can I use Flat Brown instead of Perylene Violet?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 6). Flat Brown is more muted than Perylene Violet.

Can I use Perylene Violet instead of Flat Brown?

The same difference applies the other way round: Perylene Violet is 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 Perylene Violet on the colour wheel See Flat Brown on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Perylene Violet

Perylene Violet vs Burnt Red (70.814)Model Color · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Flat Brown
Perylene Violet vs Chalice Red (74.017)Fantasy-Pro · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Flat Brown
Perylene Violet vs Cavalry Brown (70.982)Model Color · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Flat Brown

Other Kimera Kolors paints close to Flat Brown

Flat Brown vs Black Skintone (Signature)Signature Series · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Perylene Violet
Flat Brown vs Oxide Brown Medium (Pure Pigments)Pure Pigments · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Perylene Violet
Flat Brown vs Oxide Brown Dark (Pure Pigments)Pure Pigments · ΔE 8, close

All matches: Perylene Violet equivalents · Flat Brown equivalents