What is the difference between Violet and Canvas?

ΔE 13 (fair). Canvas is more saturated, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Violet vs Canvas

Violet

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

Canvas

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.763
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #3c341d (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 13.3, fair: the same colour family, but not a straight swap. Canvas is more saturated, cooler than Violet.

Can I use Canvas instead of Violet?

Only where an exact match doesn’t matter, such as a new unit or a highlight. Fair match (ΔE 13). Canvas is more saturated, cooler than Violet.

Can I use Violet instead of Canvas?

The same difference applies the other way round: Violet is more muted, 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 Violet on the colour wheel See Canvas on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Violet

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

Other Kimera Kolors paints close to Canvas

Canvas vs Dark Mud (Signature)Signature Series · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Violet
Canvas vs Viridian Grim (Signature)Signature Series · ΔE 14, fair
Canvas vs Oxide Brown Dark (Pure Pigments)Pure Pigments · ΔE 15, fair

All matches: Violet equivalents · Canvas equivalents