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Make a free guideLooking for a Magecast Magenta equivalent? Below are the closest cross-brand color matches to Magecast Magenta (Army Painter Fanatic) in Vallejo Model Color, Army Painter Speedpaint, Citadel Colour, Vallejo Game Color, Monument Pro Acryl, Reaper MSP, Vallejo Hobby Spray, Scale75 Scalecolor, AK Interactive 3rd Gen, Army Painter Colour Primer, Vallejo Xpress Color, Army Painter Warpaints, AK Interactive Artist Dense Acrylic, AK Interactive Diorama Series, Vallejo Diorama FX, Vallejo Model Wash, Vallejo Metal Color, Vallejo Weathering Effects, Vallejo Game Color Effects, 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 Magecast Magenta, 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 2Purple Tone WashArmy Painter WarpaintsClose match
- Shade 1Clear PurpleReaper MSPGreat match
- BaseMagecast MagentaArmy Painter Fanatic
- Highlight 1Kakophoni PurpleCitadel ColourGreat match
- Highlight 2Hexed VioletArmy Painter FanaticClose 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.