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