What is the difference between Nightshade Purple and Evil Red?

ΔE 8 (close). Evil Red is a little darker, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Nightshade Purple vs Evil Red

Nightshade Purple

Brand: Reaper
Range: Master Series Paints
Code: 09022
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #2c2433 (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 8.4, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Evil Red is a little darker, warmer than Nightshade Purple.

Can I use Evil Red instead of Nightshade Purple?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 8). Evil Red is a little darker, warmer than Nightshade Purple.

Can I use Nightshade Purple instead of Evil Red?

The same difference applies the other way round: Nightshade Purple is a little lighter, cooler.

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 Nightshade Purple on the colour wheel See Evil Red on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Nightshade Purple

Nightshade Purple vs Black Violet (70.751)Model Color · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Evil Red
Nightshade Purple vs Dark Grey (70.994)Model Color · ΔE 6, close · closer than Evil Red
Nightshade Purple vs Infantry Blue (70.752)Model Color · ΔE 6, 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 Nightshade Purple
Evil Red vs Burgundy Wine (09025)Master Series Paints · ΔE 9, close
Evil Red vs Mahogany Brown (09070)Master Series Paints · ΔE 10, fair

All matches: Nightshade Purple equivalents · Evil Red equivalents