What is the difference between Dark Prussian Blue and Evil Red?

ΔE 10 (close). Evil Red is a little darker, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Dark Prussian Blue vs Evil Red

Dark Prussian Blue

Brand: Scale75
Range: Scalecolor Artist
Code: Artist
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #352a34 (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 9.6, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Evil Red is a little darker, warmer than Dark Prussian Blue.

Can I use Evil Red instead of Dark Prussian Blue?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 10). Evil Red is a little darker, warmer than Dark Prussian Blue.

Can I use Dark Prussian Blue instead of Evil Red?

The same difference applies the other way round: Dark Prussian Blue 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 Dark Prussian Blue on the colour wheel See Evil Red on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Dark Prussian Blue

Dark Prussian Blue vs Black Violet (70.751)Model Color · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Evil Red
Dark Prussian Blue vs Cam. Black Brown (70.822)Model Color · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Evil Red
Dark Prussian Blue vs Dark Grey (70.994)Model Color · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Evil Red

Other Scale75 paints close to Evil Red

Evil Red vs Dark Violet (Artist)Scalecolor Artist · ΔE 8, close · closer than Dark Prussian Blue
Evil Red vs Prusian Blue (Artist)Scalecolor Artist · ΔE 11, fair
Evil Red vs Black Leather (SC32)Scalecolor · ΔE 11, fair

All matches: Dark Prussian Blue equivalents · Evil Red equivalents