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Make a free guideLooking for a Blackened Brown equivalent? Below are the closest cross-brand color matches to Blackened Brown (Reaper MSP) in Citadel Colour, AK Interactive 3rd Gen, Vallejo Hobby Spray, Army Painter Warpaints, Scale75 Scalecolor, Army Painter Fanatic, Vallejo Game Color Effects, Vallejo Model Wash, Monument Pro Acryl, Vallejo Xpress Color, Vallejo Game Color, Vallejo Model Color, Army Painter Speedpaint, Army Painter Colour Primer, AK Interactive Artist Dense Acrylic, Vallejo Weathering Effects, AK Interactive Diorama Series, Army Painter Quickshade, Vallejo Metal Color, 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 Blackened Brown, 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 1Evil RedVallejo Game ColorGreat match
- BaseBlackened BrownReaper MSP
- Highlight 1Tuskgor FurCitadel ColourGreat match
- Highlight 2Jasper 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.