What is the difference between Warm Brown and Wicked Purple?

ΔE 18 (loose). Wicked Purple is a little lighter, more muted. Swatch colours are estimates.

Warm Brown vs Wicked Purple

Warm Brown

Brand: Pro Acryl
Range: 1-Step
Code: 510
Type: a one-coat contrast-style paint
Swatch: #52362b (estimate)

Wicked Purple

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Xpress Color
Code: 72.456
Type: a one-coat contrast-style paint
Swatch: #554a54 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 18.3, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Wicked Purple is a little lighter, more muted than Warm Brown.

Can I use Wicked Purple instead of Warm Brown?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 18). Wicked Purple is a little lighter, more muted than Warm Brown.

Can I use Warm Brown instead of Wicked Purple?

The same difference applies the other way round: Warm Brown is a little darker, 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 Warm Brown on the colour wheel See Wicked Purple on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Warm Brown

Warm Brown vs Wasteland Brown (72.420)Xpress Color · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Wicked Purple
Warm Brown vs Tanned Skin (72.471)Xpress Color · ΔE 9, close · closer than Wicked Purple
Warm Brown vs Mahogany (72.472)Xpress Color · ΔE 10, close · closer than Wicked Purple

Other Pro Acryl paints close to Wicked Purple

Wicked Purple vs Graphite Grey (508)1-Step · ΔE 6, close · closer than Warm Brown
Wicked Purple vs Graphite Green (507)1-Step · ΔE 16, loose · closer than Warm Brown
Wicked Purple vs Dark Green Blue (517)1-Step · ΔE 21, loose

All matches: Warm Brown equivalents · Wicked Purple equivalents