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Make a free guideLooking for a Violent Vermillion equivalent? Below are the closest cross-brand color matches to Violent Vermillion (Army Painter Fanatic) in Army Painter Speedpaint, AK Interactive 3rd Gen, Vallejo Game Color, Citadel Colour, Vallejo Xpress Color, Reaper MSP, Army Painter Colour Primer, Scale75 Scalecolor, AK Interactive Artist Dense Acrylic, Vallejo Game Color Effects, Vallejo Model Color, Army Painter Warpaints, Vallejo Hobby Spray, Monument Pro Acryl, Vallejo Metal Color, Vallejo Weathering Effects, Vallejo Model Wash, Army Painter Quickshade, AK Interactive Diorama Series, Vallejo Diorama FX, 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 Vermillion, 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 VermillionArmy 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.