What is the difference between Violet and Chestnut Brown?

ΔE 8 (close). Chestnut Brown is a little lighter, more saturated, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Violet vs Chestnut Brown

Violet

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

Chestnut Brown

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.746
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #523536 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 8.4, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Chestnut Brown is a little lighter, more saturated, cooler than Violet.

Can I use Chestnut Brown instead of Violet?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 8). Chestnut Brown is a little lighter, more saturated, cooler than Violet.

Can I use Violet instead of Chestnut Brown?

The same difference applies the other way round: Violet is a little darker, 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 Chestnut 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 Chestnut Brown
Violet vs Burnt Umber (70.941)Model Color · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Chestnut Brown
Violet vs Mahogany (71.036)Model Air · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Chestnut Brown

Other Kimera Kolors paints close to Chestnut Brown

Chestnut Brown vs Oxide Brown Dark (Pure Pigments)Pure Pigments · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Violet
Chestnut Brown vs Black Skintone (Signature)Signature Series · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Violet
Chestnut Brown vs Oxide Brown Medium (Pure Pigments)Pure Pigments · ΔE 8, close · closer than Violet

All matches: Violet equivalents · Chestnut Brown equivalents