Evil Red is a very dark moderate pink with a warm undertone. It builds a smooth gradient with Midnight Purple underneath and Dark Fleshtone on the highlights, all in the Vallejo line. Substitutes are thin here, with Scale75 African Shadow the closest same-finish option at 77 percent and no brand hitting the strong-match bar. Cross-brand swaps are adjust-on-model territory here, useful as a starting point rather than an exact replacement.
Evil Red equivalents in other ranges
We ran Vallejo Evil Red against every mapped catalog and came up empty: no brand makes a color close enough to call an equivalent.
Even the nearest color, Scale75 African Shadow, dries slightly more muted than Evil Red, so any substitute will change how the scheme reads.
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90+Close
80sUsable
<70Mix
Scale75
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P3 Paints
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What is the closest equivalent to Vallejo Evil Red?
The closest same-finish match is Scale75 African Shadow at 77% color similarity.
What color is Evil Red?
Evil Red is a very dark moderate pink with a warm undertone (hex #341A23).
What do I highlight and shade Evil Red with?
Highlight Evil Red toward Dark Fleshtone and shade it down into Midnight Purple, both Vallejo paints in the same finish family.