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