What is the difference between Burgundy Wine and Evil Red?

ΔE 9 (close). Evil Red is a little darker, more muted. Swatch colours are estimates.

Burgundy Wine vs Evil Red

Burgundy Wine

Brand: Reaper
Range: Master Series Paints
Code: 09025
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #3f2536 (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 9.4, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Evil Red is a little darker, more muted than Burgundy Wine.

Can I use Evil Red instead of Burgundy Wine?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 9). Evil Red is a little darker, more muted than Burgundy Wine.

Can I use Burgundy Wine instead of Evil Red?

The same difference applies the other way round: Burgundy Wine is a little lighter, 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 Burgundy Wine on the colour wheel See Evil Red 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 Evil Red
Burgundy Wine vs Royal Purple (70.810)Model Color · ΔE 8, close · closer than Evil Red
Burgundy Wine vs Black Violet (70.751)Model Color · ΔE 9, close · closer than Evil Red

Other Reaper paints close to Evil Red

Evil Red vs Red Brick (09001)Master Series Paints · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Burgundy Wine
Evil Red vs Nightshade Purple (09022)Master Series Paints · ΔE 8, close · closer than Burgundy Wine
Evil Red vs Mahogany Brown (09070)Master Series Paints · ΔE 10, fair

All matches: Burgundy Wine equivalents · Evil Red equivalents