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Make a free guideLooking for a Explosion Orange equivalent? Below are the closest cross-brand color matches to Explosion Orange (Reaper MSP) in Army Painter Speedpaint, Army Painter Fanatic, Vallejo Model Color, Vallejo Game Color, Citadel Colour, AK Interactive 3rd Gen, Vallejo Xpress Color, AK Interactive Artist Dense Acrylic, Scale75 Scalecolor, Monument Pro Acryl, Army Painter Colour Primer, Vallejo Game Color Effects, Vallejo Metal Color, Army Painter Quickshade, Army Painter Warpaints, Vallejo Hobby Spray, Vallejo Weathering Effects, AK Interactive Diorama Series, Vallejo Model Wash, 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 Explosion Orange, 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 2Intense BrownReaper MSPGreat match
- Shade 1Blonde ShadowReaper MSPGreat match
- BaseExplosion OrangeReaper MSP
- Highlight 1SalmonAK Interactive 3rd GenGreat match
- Highlight 2Fair SkinReaper MSPGreat 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.