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Make a free guideLooking for a Red Copper equivalent? Below are the closest cross-brand color matches to Red Copper (Army Painter Fanatic) in Monument Pro Acryl, AK Interactive 3rd Gen, Citadel Colour, Scale75 Scalecolor, Reaper MSP, Army Painter Speedpaint, AK Interactive Artist Dense Acrylic, Vallejo Model Color, Vallejo Xpress Color, Army Painter Warpaints, Vallejo Game Color, Vallejo Weathering Effects, AK Interactive Diorama Series, Vallejo Hobby Spray, Vallejo Model Wash, Army Painter Quickshade, Vallejo Diorama FX, Vallejo Metal Color, Vallejo Game Color Effects, Army Painter Colour Primer, 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 Red Copper, 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 1Evil ChromeArmy Painter FanaticRough match
- BaseRed CopperArmy Painter Fanatic
- Highlight 1True BrassArmy Painter FanaticGreat match
- Highlight 2Shining SilverArmy 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.