Looking 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, Vallejo Model Color, Monument Pro Acryl, AK Interactive Diorama Series, Citadel Colour, Vallejo Diorama FX, AK Interactive 3rd Gen, Vallejo Xpress Color, Vallejo Weathering Effects, Vallejo Hobby Spray, Army Painter Speedpaint, Vallejo Game Color, 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.
Closest match in each brand
Overall closest colors
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Create your free guideMatches 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.