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Make a free guideLooking for a Fresh Blood equivalent? Below are the closest cross-brand color matches to Fresh Blood (Reaper MSP) in Vallejo Game Color, Army Painter Fanatic, Citadel Colour, AK Interactive 3rd Gen, Army Painter Colour Primer, Army Painter Speedpaint, Scale75 Scalecolor, Monument Pro Acryl, Vallejo Model Color, Vallejo Hobby Spray, AK Interactive Artist Dense Acrylic, Vallejo Xpress Color, Vallejo Game Color Effects, Army Painter Warpaints, Vallejo Metal Color, Vallejo Weathering Effects, AK Interactive Diorama Series, Vallejo Model Wash, 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.
Closest match in each brand
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Shade & highlight partners
Suggested shadow and highlight colors for Fresh Blood, 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 2Word Bearers RedCitadel ColourGreat match
- Shade 1Gory RedVallejo Game ColorGreat match
- BaseFresh BloodReaper MSP
- Highlight 1Blood ChaliceArmy Painter FanaticGreat match
- Highlight 2Intense Pink - IntenseAK Interactive 3rd GenGreat 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.