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Make a free guideLooking for a Clear Red equivalent? Below are the closest cross-brand color matches to Clear Red (Reaper MSP) in Monument Pro Acryl, Scale75 Scalecolor, Citadel Colour, Vallejo Model Color, Army Painter Colour Primer, Army Painter Fanatic, AK Interactive 3rd Gen, Vallejo Game Color, Army Painter Speedpaint, AK Interactive Artist Dense Acrylic, Vallejo Hobby Spray, Vallejo Xpress Color, Vallejo Game Color Effects, Army Painter Warpaints, Vallejo Weathering Effects, Vallejo Metal Color, Vallejo Model Wash, AK Interactive Diorama Series, 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 Clear Red, 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 2Clotted RedReaper MSPGreat match
- Shade 1Scarlet RedVallejo Game ColorGreat match
- BaseClear RedReaper MSP
- Highlight 1Carmine DragonArmy Painter SpeedpaintClose match
- Highlight 2Power Node GlowArmy 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.