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Make a free guideLooking for a Burgundy equivalent? Below are the closest cross-brand color matches to Burgundy (Monument Pro Acryl) in Vallejo Xpress Color, Army Painter Fanatic, Citadel Colour, Reaper MSP, Scale75 Scalecolor, Vallejo Model Color, Vallejo Game Color, Army Painter Speedpaint, AK Interactive 3rd Gen, Army Painter Colour Primer, AK Interactive Artist Dense Acrylic, Vallejo Model Wash, Vallejo Hobby Spray, Army Painter Warpaints, Vallejo Game Color Effects, Vallejo Metal Color, AK Interactive Diorama Series, Vallejo Weathering Effects, 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 Burgundy, 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 2Dark ShadowReaper MSPGreat match
- Shade 1Red BrickReaper MSPGreat match
- BaseBurgundyMonument Pro Acryl
- Highlight 1Deep Purple - IntenseAK Interactive 3rd GenGreat match
- Highlight 2Magos PurpleCitadel ColourGreat 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.