What is the difference between Violet and Cam. Middle Brown?

ΔE 12 (fair). Cam. Middle Brown is more saturated. Swatch colours are estimates.

Violet vs Cam. Middle Brown

Violet

Brand: Kimera Kolors
Range: Pure Pigments
Code: Pure Pigments
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #3d2d2a (estimate)

Cam. Middle Brown

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.740
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #41341f (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 11.8, fair: the same colour family, but not a straight swap. Cam. Middle Brown is more saturated than Violet.

Can I use Cam. Middle Brown instead of Violet?

Only where an exact match doesn’t matter, such as a new unit or a highlight. Fair match (ΔE 12). Cam. Middle Brown is more saturated than Violet.

Can I use Violet instead of Cam. Middle Brown?

The same difference applies the other way round: Violet is more muted.

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 on the colour wheel See Cam. Middle Brown on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Violet

Violet vs Hull Red (71.039)Model Air · ΔE 2, very close · closer than Cam. Middle Brown
Violet vs Burnt Umber (70.941)Model Color · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Cam. Middle Brown
Violet vs Mahogany (71.036)Model Air · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Cam. Middle Brown

Other Kimera Kolors paints close to Cam. Middle Brown

Cam. Middle Brown vs Dark Mud (Signature)Signature Series · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Violet
Cam. Middle Brown vs Oxide Brown Dark (Pure Pigments)Pure Pigments · ΔE 12, fair
Cam. Middle Brown vs Oxide Brown Medium (Pure Pigments)Pure Pigments · ΔE 14, fair

All matches: Violet equivalents · Cam. Middle Brown equivalents