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Make a free guideLooking for a Basilisk Red equivalent? Below are the closest cross-brand color matches to Basilisk Red (Army Painter Fanatic) in Army Painter Speedpaint, AK Interactive 3rd Gen, Monument Pro Acryl, Vallejo Xpress Color, Reaper MSP, Vallejo Game Color, Scale75 Scalecolor, Vallejo Model Wash, Army Painter Warpaints, Vallejo Game Color Effects, Citadel Colour, Vallejo Hobby Spray, Vallejo Model Color, AK Interactive Artist Dense Acrylic, Army Painter Colour Primer, AK Interactive Diorama Series, Vallejo Weathering Effects, Vallejo Metal Color, Vallejo Diorama FX, Army Painter Quickshade, 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 Basilisk 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 2Dark Red ToneArmy Painter FanaticGreat match
- Shade 1Walnut BrownReaper MSPGreat match
- BaseBasilisk RedArmy Painter Fanatic
- Highlight 1Deep Purple - IntenseAK Interactive 3rd GenGreat match
- Highlight 2Magos PurpleCitadel 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.