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Make a free guideLooking for a Dead Red equivalent? Below are the closest cross-brand color matches to Dead Red (AK Interactive 3rd Gen) in Army Painter Fanatic, Vallejo Model Color, Reaper MSP, Citadel Colour, AK Interactive Artist Dense Acrylic, Army Painter Speedpaint, Vallejo Game Color, Army Painter Colour Primer, Scale75 Scalecolor, Monument Pro Acryl, Vallejo Xpress Color, Vallejo Hobby Spray, Vallejo Game Color Effects, Army Painter Warpaints, Vallejo Metal Color, Vallejo Weathering Effects, 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.
Closest match in each brand
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Shade & highlight partners
Suggested shadow and highlight colors for Dead 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 2Gory RedVallejo Game ColorGreat match
- Shade 1Blood CrimsonArmy Painter FanaticGreat match
- BaseDead RedAK Interactive 3rd Gen
- Highlight 1Intense Pink - IntenseAK Interactive 3rd GenGreat match
- Highlight 2Fulgrim PinkCitadel ColourGreat 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.