What is the difference between Magnus the Red and Evil Red?

ΔE 7 (close). Evil Red is a little darker. Swatch colours are estimates.

Magnus the Red vs Evil Red

Magnus the Red

Brand: Citadel / Warhammer
Range: Tone Pro
Code: T1
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #392230 (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 6.8, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Evil Red is a little darker than Magnus the Red.

Can I use Evil Red instead of Magnus the Red?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 7). Evil Red is a little darker than Magnus the Red.

Can I use Magnus the Red instead of Evil Red?

The same difference applies the other way round: Magnus the Red is a little lighter.

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 Magnus the Red on the colour wheel See Evil Red on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Magnus the Red

Magnus the Red vs Dark Purple (70.749)Model Color · ΔE 1, very close · closer than Evil Red
Magnus the Red vs Black Violet (70.751)Model Color · ΔE 7, close · closer than Evil Red
Magnus the Red vs Dark Rust (70.771)Model Color · ΔE 7, close

Other Citadel paints close to Evil Red

Evil Red vs Corvus BlackColour: Base · ΔE 9, close
Evil Red vs Corvus BlackColour: Air · ΔE 9, close
Evil Red vs Abaddon BlackColour: Base · ΔE 13, fair

All matches: Magnus the Red equivalents · Evil Red equivalents