What is the difference between Violet and US Dark Green?

ΔE 13 (fair). US Dark Green is a little lighter, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Violet vs US Dark Green

Violet

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

US Dark Green

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.893
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #3d4134 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 13.3, fair: the same colour family, but not a straight swap. US Dark Green is a little lighter, cooler than Violet.

Can I use US Dark Green instead of Violet?

Only where an exact match doesn’t matter, such as a new unit or a highlight. Fair match (ΔE 13). US Dark Green is a little lighter, cooler than Violet.

Can I use Violet instead of US Dark 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 US Dark 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 US Dark Green
Violet vs Burnt Umber (70.941)Model Color · ΔE 3, very close · closer than US Dark Green
Violet vs Mahogany (71.036)Model Air · ΔE 3, very close · closer than US Dark Green

Other Kimera Kolors paints close to US Dark Green

US Dark Green vs Viridian Grim (Signature)Signature Series · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Violet
US Dark Green vs Dark Mud (Signature)Signature Series · ΔE 13, fair · closer than Violet
US Dark Green vs Carbon Black (Pure Pigments)Pure Pigments · ΔE 15, fair

All matches: Violet equivalents · US Dark Green equivalents