What is the difference between Mud Brown and Violet Grey?

ΔE 9 (close). Violet Grey is a little darker, more muted. Swatch colours are estimates.

Mud Brown vs Violet Grey

Mud Brown

Brand: Nocturna Models
Range: N-Paint Basic
Code: NA41
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #635453 (estimate)

Violet Grey

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.773
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #4c5051 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 9.1, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Violet Grey is a little darker, more muted than Mud Brown.

Can I use Violet Grey instead of Mud Brown?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 9). Violet Grey is a little darker, more muted than Mud Brown.

Can I use Mud Brown instead of Violet Grey?

The same difference applies the other way round: Mud Brown is a little lighter, more saturated.

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 Mud Brown on the colour wheel See Violet Grey on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Mud Brown

Mud Brown vs JGSD Brown (71.297)Model Air · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Violet Grey
Mud Brown vs Rust (71.080)Model Air · ΔE 6, close · closer than Violet Grey
Mud Brown vs Mahogany Brown (70.846)Model Color · ΔE 7, close · closer than Violet Grey

Other Nocturna Models paints close to Violet Grey

Violet Grey vs Darkness Grey (NA11)N-Paint Basic · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Mud Brown
Violet Grey vs Woodland Green (NA33)N-Paint Basic · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Mud Brown
Violet Grey vs Slate Grey (NA10)N-Paint Basic · ΔE 10, fair

All matches: Mud Brown equivalents · Violet Grey equivalents