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Make a free guideLooking for a Basic Dirt equivalent? Below are the closest cross-brand color matches to Basic Dirt (Reaper MSP) in Vallejo Model Wash, Army Painter Fanatic, Monument Pro Acryl, AK Interactive Diorama Series, Citadel Colour, Vallejo Diorama FX, Vallejo Model Color, AK Interactive 3rd Gen, Vallejo Xpress Color, Vallejo Weathering Effects, Vallejo Game Color, Vallejo Hobby Spray, Army Painter Speedpaint, AK Interactive Artist Dense Acrylic, Scale75 Scalecolor, Army Painter Warpaints, Army Painter Quickshade, Vallejo Metal Color, Army Painter Colour Primer, Vallejo Game Color Effects, 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 Basic Dirt, 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 1Rust ToneArmy Painter FanaticGreat match
- BaseBasic DirtReaper MSP
- Highlight 1Mocca SkinArmy Painter FanaticGreat match
- Highlight 2Vampiric ShadowReaper MSPGreat 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.