What is the difference between Evil Root and Nuclear Yellow?

ΔE 19 (loose). Nuclear Yellow is a little darker, more saturated, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Evil Root vs Nuclear Yellow

Evil Root

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

Nuclear Yellow

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Xpress Color
Code: 72.404
Type: a one-coat contrast-style paint
Swatch: #d6791f (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 19.3, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Nuclear Yellow is a little darker, more saturated, warmer than Evil Root.

Can I use Nuclear Yellow instead of Evil Root?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 19). Nuclear Yellow is a little darker, more saturated, warmer than Evil Root.

Can I use Evil Root instead of Nuclear Yellow?

The same difference applies the other way round: Evil Root is a little lighter, more muted, 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 Evil Root on the colour wheel See Nuclear Yellow on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Evil Root

Evil Root vs Chameleon Orange (72.455)Xpress Color · ΔE 20, loose
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 Nuclear Yellow

Nuclear Yellow vs Ogre Brown (SIN38)Instant Colors · ΔE 8, close · closer than Evil Root
Nuclear Yellow vs Frenzy Orange (SIN37)Instant Colors · ΔE 22, loose
Nuclear Yellow vs Wild Beast (SIN40)Instant Colors · ΔE 24, loose

All matches: Evil Root equivalents · Nuclear Yellow equivalents