What is the difference between Perylene Violet and Frozen Flesh?

ΔE 7 (close). Frozen Flesh is cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Perylene Violet vs Frozen Flesh

Perylene Violet

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

Frozen Flesh

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Fantasy-Pro
Code: 74.010
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #673541 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 7.2, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Frozen Flesh is cooler than Perylene Violet.

Can I use Frozen Flesh instead of Perylene Violet?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 7). Frozen Flesh is cooler than Perylene Violet.

Can I use Perylene Violet instead of Frozen Flesh?

The same difference applies the other way round: Perylene Violet is 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 Perylene Violet on the colour wheel See Frozen Flesh 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 Frozen Flesh
Perylene Violet vs Chalice Red (74.017)Fantasy-Pro · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Frozen Flesh
Perylene Violet vs Cavalry Brown (70.982)Model Color · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Frozen Flesh

Other Kimera Kolors paints close to Frozen Flesh

Frozen Flesh vs Black Skintone (Signature)Signature Series · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Perylene Violet
Frozen Flesh vs Oxide Brown Medium (Pure Pigments)Pure Pigments · ΔE 13, fair
Frozen Flesh vs Oxide Brown Dark (Pure Pigments)Pure Pigments · ΔE 14, fair

All matches: Perylene Violet equivalents · Frozen Flesh equivalents