What is the difference between Burnt Brown Red and Evil Red?

ΔE 7 (close). Evil Red is cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Burnt Brown Red vs Evil Red

Burnt Brown Red

Brand: AMMO by Mig
Range: Acrylic Colors for Figures
Code: AMMO.F-553
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #2c1b1c (estimate)

Evil Red

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Game Color
Code: 72.112
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #291621 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 7.3, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Evil Red is cooler than Burnt Brown Red.

Can I use Evil Red instead of Burnt Brown Red?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 7). Evil Red is cooler than Burnt Brown Red.

Can I use Burnt Brown Red instead of Evil Red?

The same difference applies the other way round: Burnt Brown Red is 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 Burnt Brown Red on the colour wheel See Evil Red on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Burnt Brown Red

Burnt Brown Red vs Dark Rust (70.771)Model Color · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Evil Red
Burnt Brown Red vs Olive Brown (70.889)Model Color · ΔE 6, close · closer than Evil Red
Burnt Brown Red vs Black Grey (70.862)Model Color · ΔE 7, close · closer than Evil Red

Other AMMO by Mig paints close to Evil Red

Evil Red vs Chipping (ATOM-20064)ATOM · ΔE 8, close
Evil Red vs Schwarzgrau RLM 66 (ATOM-20158)ATOM · ΔE 8, close
Evil Red vs Dark Brown (AMMO.F-533)Acrylic Colors for Figures · ΔE 8, close

All matches: Burnt Brown Red equivalents · Evil Red equivalents