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Make a free guideLooking for a Deep Red equivalent? Below are the closest cross-brand color matches to Deep Red (Reaper MSP) in Army Painter Fanatic, Vallejo Xpress Color, Monument Pro Acryl, Citadel Colour, AK Interactive 3rd Gen, Vallejo Hobby Spray, Army Painter Speedpaint, Scale75 Scalecolor, Army Painter Warpaints, Vallejo Game Color, Vallejo Model Color, Vallejo Game Color Effects, AK Interactive Artist Dense Acrylic, Vallejo Weathering Effects, Army Painter Colour Primer, Vallejo Model Wash, Vallejo Metal Color, 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 Deep 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 2Doombull BrownCitadel ColourGreat match
- Shade 1Dirty RedAK Interactive 3rd GenGreat match
- BaseDeep RedReaper MSP
- Highlight 1Fluid PinkVallejo Xpress ColorGreat match
- Highlight 2Princess PinkArmy Painter SpeedpaintGreat 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.