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Make a free guideLooking for a Black Red equivalent? Below are the closest cross-brand color matches to Black Red (AK Interactive 3rd Gen) in Reaper MSP, Citadel Colour, Vallejo Model Color, AK Interactive Artist Dense Acrylic, Army Painter Fanatic, Vallejo Game Color, Army Painter Speedpaint, Vallejo Model Wash, Scale75 Scalecolor, Army Painter Warpaints, Vallejo Weathering Effects, Vallejo Xpress Color, Vallejo Hobby Spray, Army Painter Colour Primer, Army Painter Quickshade, AK Interactive Diorama Series, Monument Pro Acryl, Vallejo Diorama FX, Vallejo Game Color Effects, Vallejo Metal Color, ranked by CIE76 deltaE color distance. Use them as substitutes, or generate a painting guide from the paints you actually own and let PaintGuide handle the matching and mixing for you.
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Shade & highlight partners
Suggested shadow and highlight colors for Black Red, picked from the full catalog by color science — not paints you own. Shadows stay richer when they lean cool; pure black just flattens them. Highlights read best warmer and a touch softer than the base; pure white bleaches them out.
- Shade 2Dark Prussian BlueAK Interactive 3rd GenGreat match
- Shade 1Dark ShadowReaper MSPGreat match
- BaseBlack RedAK Interactive 3rd Gen
- Highlight 1Bootstrap BrownArmy Painter FanaticGreat match
- Highlight 2Brown GreyScale75 ScalecolorGreat match
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Make a free guide with your paintsMatches are computed by converting each paint's color to CIELAB and measuring CIE76 deltaE distance. A “great match” (deltaE < 3) is very close to the eye; a “close match” is a usable substitute. Finish, opacity, and coverage still differ between brands, so test on primer when it matters.