What is the difference between Evil Root and Chameleon Orange?

ΔE 20 (loose). Chameleon Orange is noticeably darker, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Evil Root vs Chameleon Orange

Evil Root

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

Chameleon Orange

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Xpress Color
Code: 72.455
Type: a one-coat contrast-style paint
Swatch: #ba442b (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 20.3, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Chameleon Orange is noticeably darker, cooler than Evil Root.

Can I use Chameleon Orange instead of Evil Root?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 20). Chameleon Orange is noticeably darker, cooler than Evil Root.

Can I use Evil Root instead of Chameleon Orange?

The same difference applies the other way round: Evil Root is noticeably lighter, 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 Evil Root on the colour wheel See Chameleon Orange on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Evil Root

Evil Root vs Nuclear Yellow (72.404)Xpress Color · ΔE 19, loose · closer than Chameleon Orange
Evil Root vs Dreadnought Yellow (72.477)Xpress Color · ΔE 22, loose
Evil Root vs Martian Orange (72.405)Xpress Color · ΔE 22, loose

Other Scale75 paints close to Chameleon Orange

Chameleon Orange vs Salmon Fury (SIN39)Instant Colors · ΔE 16, loose · closer than Evil Root
Chameleon Orange vs Health Red (SIN03)Instant Colors · ΔE 17, loose · closer than Evil Root
Chameleon Orange vs Love Affair (SIN04)Instant Colors · ΔE 22, loose

All matches: Evil Root equivalents · Chameleon Orange equivalents