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Make a free guideLooking for a Fire Drake equivalent? Below are the closest cross-brand color matches to Fire Drake (Army Painter Speedpaint) in Vallejo Model Color, Vallejo Game Color, Vallejo Xpress Color, Citadel Colour, AK Interactive 3rd Gen, Reaper MSP, AK Interactive Artist Dense Acrylic, Scale75 Scalecolor, Army Painter Colour Primer, Army Painter Warpaints, Army Painter Fanatic, Monument Pro Acryl, Army Painter Quickshade, AK Interactive Diorama Series, Vallejo Hobby Spray, Vallejo Diorama FX, Vallejo Weathering Effects, Vallejo Metal Color, Vallejo Game Color Effects, Vallejo Model Wash, 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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Suggested shadow and highlight colors for Fire Drake, 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 2Harvest BrownReaper MSPGreat match
- Shade 1Fuegan OrangeCitadel ColourGreat match
- BaseFire DrakeArmy Painter Speedpaint
- Highlight 1Pastel PinkAK Interactive 3rd GenGreat match
- Highlight 2Pearl 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.