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Make a free guideLooking for a Brass Scorpion equivalent? Below are the closest cross-brand color matches to Brass Scorpion (Citadel Colour) in Vallejo Model Color, Vallejo Xpress Color, Reaper MSP, Vallejo Game Color, Army Painter Speedpaint, Army Painter Warpaints, Army Painter Fanatic, AK Interactive Diorama Series, Army Painter Quickshade, AK Interactive Artist Dense Acrylic, Vallejo Diorama FX, Vallejo Weathering Effects, Scale75 Scalecolor, Vallejo Hobby Spray, Army Painter Colour Primer, AK Interactive 3rd Gen, Vallejo Metal Color, Monument Pro Acryl, 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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Shade & highlight partners
Suggested shadow and highlight colors for Brass Scorpion, 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 2Sepia ToneArmy Painter FanaticGreat match
- Shade 1Balor BrownCitadel ColourGreat match
- BaseBrass ScorpionCitadel Colour
- Highlight 1Rosy HighlightReaper MSPGreat 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.