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Make a free guideLooking for a Poppy Red equivalent? Below are the closest cross-brand color matches to Poppy Red (Army Painter Speedpaint) in AK Interactive 3rd Gen, Vallejo Xpress Color, Army Painter Fanatic, Reaper MSP, Scale75 Scalecolor, Vallejo Model Color, AK Interactive Artist Dense Acrylic, Vallejo Hobby Spray, Vallejo Game Color, Citadel Colour, Army Painter Colour Primer, Vallejo Game Color Effects, Monument Pro Acryl, Army Painter Warpaints, Vallejo Weathering Effects, Vallejo Metal Color, Vallejo Model Wash, AK Interactive Diorama Series, Army Painter Quickshade, 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 Poppy Red, 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 2Khorne RedCitadel ColourGreat match
- Shade 1Gory RedVallejo Game ColorGreat match
- BasePoppy RedArmy Painter Speedpaint
- Highlight 1Raging RoseArmy Painter FanaticGreat match
- Highlight 2Pale PinkMonument Pro AcrylGreat 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.