What is the difference between Burgundy Wine and Black Violet?

ΔE 9 (close). Black Violet is more muted, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Burgundy Wine vs Black Violet

Burgundy Wine

Brand: Reaper
Range: Master Series Paints
Code: 09025
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #3f2536 (estimate)

Black Violet

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.751
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #2e242f (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 8.7, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Black Violet is more muted, cooler than Burgundy Wine.

Can I use Black Violet instead of Burgundy Wine?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 9). Black Violet is more muted, cooler than Burgundy Wine.

Can I use Burgundy Wine instead of Black Violet?

The same difference applies the other way round: Burgundy Wine is more saturated, 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 Burgundy Wine on the colour wheel See Black Violet on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Burgundy Wine

Burgundy Wine vs Dark Purple (70.749)Model Color · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Black Violet
Burgundy Wine vs Royal Purple (70.810)Model Color · ΔE 8, close · closer than Black Violet
Burgundy Wine vs Violet Red (70.812)Model Color · ΔE 9, close

Other Reaper paints close to Black Violet

Black Violet vs Nightshade Purple (09022)Master Series Paints · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Burgundy Wine
Black Violet vs Midnight Blue (09019)Master Series Paints · ΔE 9, close · closer than Burgundy Wine
Black Violet vs Red Brick (09001)Master Series Paints · ΔE 9, close

All matches: Burgundy Wine equivalents · Black Violet equivalents