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Make a free guideLooking for a Bordeaux Red equivalent? Below are the closest cross-brand color matches to Bordeaux Red (AK Interactive 3rd Gen) in Reaper MSP, Monument Pro Acryl, Vallejo Game Color, Vallejo Hobby Spray, Army Painter Fanatic, Army Painter Speedpaint, Citadel Colour, Scale75 Scalecolor, Vallejo Xpress Color, Vallejo Game Color Effects, Vallejo Model Color, Army Painter Colour Primer, Vallejo Weathering Effects, Army Painter Warpaints, AK Interactive Artist Dense Acrylic, Vallejo Metal Color, Vallejo Model Wash, AK Interactive Diorama Series, Army Painter Quickshade, Vallejo Diorama FX, 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 Bordeaux 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 2Doombull BrownCitadel ColourGreat match
- Shade 1Wazdakka RedCitadel ColourGreat match
- BaseBordeaux RedAK Interactive 3rd Gen
- Highlight 1Topaz SkinArmy Painter FanaticGreat match
- Highlight 2Pink FleshScale75 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.