What is the difference between Fire Giant Orange and Evil Root?

ΔE 19 (loose). Evil Root is much more muted, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Fire Giant Orange vs Evil Root

Fire Giant Orange

Brand: Army Painter
Range: Speedpaint 2.0
Type: a one-coat contrast-style paint
Swatch: #e87820 (estimate)

Evil Root

Brand: Scale75
Range: Instant Colors
Code: SIN19
Type: a one-coat contrast-style paint
Swatch: #ed7c4f (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 18.9, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Evil Root is much more muted, cooler than Fire Giant Orange.

Can I use Evil Root instead of Fire Giant Orange?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 19). Evil Root is much more muted, cooler than Fire Giant Orange.

Can I use Fire Giant Orange instead of Evil Root?

The same difference applies the other way round: Fire Giant Orange is much 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 Fire Giant Orange on the colour wheel See Evil Root on the colour wheel

Other Scale75 paints close to Fire Giant Orange

Fire Giant Orange vs Frenzy Orange (SIN37)Instant Colors · ΔE 14, fair · closer than Evil Root
Fire Giant Orange vs Ogre Brown (SIN38)Instant Colors · ΔE 17, loose · closer than Evil Root
Fire Giant Orange vs Ragweed Orange (SIN06)Instant Colors · ΔE 21, loose

Other Army Painter paints close to Evil Root

Evil Root vs Aged HideSpeedpaint 2.0 · ΔE 13, fair · closer than Fire Giant Orange
Evil Root vs Fire DrakeSpeedpaint 2.0 · ΔE 14, fair · closer than Fire Giant Orange
Evil Root vs Bright RedSpeedpaint 2.0 · ΔE 16, loose · closer than Fire Giant Orange

All matches: Fire Giant Orange equivalents · Evil Root equivalents