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Make a free guideLooking for a Ruddy Umber equivalent? Below are the closest cross-brand color matches to Ruddy Umber (Army Painter Fanatic) in Army Painter Speedpaint, Vallejo Game Color, Citadel Colour, Vallejo Model Wash, Reaper MSP, AK Interactive Artist Dense Acrylic, Vallejo Xpress Color, Vallejo Weathering Effects, Monument Pro Acryl, Vallejo Model Color, Scale75 Scalecolor, AK Interactive Diorama Series, Vallejo Metal Color, AK Interactive 3rd Gen, Army Painter Warpaints, Vallejo Game Color Effects, Vallejo Diorama FX, Vallejo Hobby Spray, Army Painter Quickshade, 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 Ruddy Umber, 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 2Doombull BrownCitadel ColourGreat match
- Shade 1Brown InkVallejo Game ColorGreat match
- BaseRuddy UmberArmy Painter Fanatic
- Highlight 1Tan FleshMonument Pro AcrylGreat match
- Highlight 2Leopard Stone SkinArmy 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.