What is the difference between Violet and IJN Black Green?

ΔE 15 (loose). IJN Black Green is a little lighter, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Violet vs IJN Black Green

Violet

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

IJN Black Green

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.322
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #364238 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 15.5, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. IJN Black Green is a little lighter, cooler than Violet.

Can I use IJN Black Green instead of Violet?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 15). IJN Black Green is a little lighter, cooler than Violet.

Can I use Violet instead of IJN Black Green?

The same difference applies the other way round: Violet is a little darker, 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 IJN Black Green on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Violet

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

Other Kimera Kolors paints close to IJN Black Green

IJN Black Green vs Viridian Grim (Signature)Signature Series · ΔE 1, very close · closer than Violet
IJN Black Green vs Carbon Black (Pure Pigments)Pure Pigments · ΔE 15, fair · closer than Violet
IJN Black Green vs Dark Mud (Signature)Signature Series · ΔE 16, loose

All matches: Violet equivalents · IJN Black Green equivalents