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Make a free guideLooking for a Violent Vermilion equivalent? Below are the closest cross-brand color matches to Violent Vermilion (Army Painter Fanatic) in AK Interactive 3rd Gen, Vallejo Game Color, Warhammer Tone Pro, Scale75 Scalecolor, Citadel Colour, AK Interactive Artist Dense Acrylic, Reaper MSP, Vallejo Model Color, Monument Pro Acryl, 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 Violent Vermilion, 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 2Gory RedVallejo Game ColorGreat match
- Shade 1Light RustAK Interactive 3rd GenGreat match
- BaseViolent VermilionArmy Painter Fanatic
- Highlight 1Pink FleshScale75 ScalecolorGreat match
- Highlight 2Doomfire DrabArmy 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.