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Make a free guideLooking for a Mud Brown equivalent? Below are the closest cross-brand color matches to Mud Brown (AK Interactive 3rd Gen) in Citadel Colour, Vallejo Model Color, Vallejo Diorama FX, Vallejo Weathering Effects, AK Interactive Artist Dense Acrylic, Vallejo Game Color, Reaper MSP, Vallejo Xpress Color, Vallejo Hobby Spray, Army Painter Quickshade, Army Painter Warpaints, AK Interactive Diorama Series, Army Painter Fanatic, Vallejo Model Wash, Scale75 Scalecolor, Vallejo Metal Color, Army Painter Colour Primer, Army Painter Speedpaint, Monument Pro Acryl, Vallejo Game Color Effects, 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 Mud 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 2Mahogany BrownReaper MSPGreat match
- Shade 1Dark BrownAK Interactive 3rd GenGreat match
- BaseMud BrownAK Interactive 3rd Gen
- Highlight 1Baneblade BrownCitadel ColourGreat match
- Highlight 2Great Hall GreyArmy Painter FanaticGreat 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.