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Make a free guideLooking for a Japanese Brown equivalent? Below are the closest cross-brand color matches to Japanese Brown (AK Interactive 3rd Gen) in Army Painter Fanatic, Reaper MSP, Army Painter Speedpaint, Vallejo Model Color, Citadel Colour, Vallejo Game Color, Vallejo Metal Color, Scale75 Scalecolor, Vallejo Game Color Effects, Vallejo Xpress Color, AK Interactive Artist Dense Acrylic, Army Painter Colour Primer, Army Painter Quickshade, Vallejo Hobby Spray, Monument Pro Acryl, Army Painter Warpaints, Vallejo Diorama FX, Vallejo Weathering Effects, AK Interactive Diorama Series, Vallejo Model Wash, 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 Japanese Brown, 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 2Rust ToneArmy Painter FanaticGreat match
- Shade 1Golden ArmourArmy Painter SpeedpaintGreat match
- BaseJapanese BrownAK Interactive 3rd Gen
- Highlight 1Karak StoneCitadel ColourGreat match
- Highlight 2Light FleshVallejo Model ColorGreat 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.