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Make a free guideLooking for a Pale Violet Red equivalent? Below are the closest cross-brand color matches to Pale Violet Red (Reaper MSP) in Citadel Colour, Army Painter Speedpaint, Vallejo Game Color, Army Painter Fanatic, Vallejo Xpress Color, AK Interactive 3rd Gen, Scale75 Scalecolor, Monument Pro Acryl, AK Interactive Artist Dense Acrylic, Vallejo Model Color, Army Painter Warpaints, Vallejo Hobby Spray, Vallejo Model Wash, Vallejo Game Color Effects, Army Painter Colour Primer, Vallejo Weathering Effects, Vallejo Metal Color, AK Interactive Diorama Series, Vallejo Diorama FX, Army Painter Quickshade, 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 Pale Violet 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 2Walnut BrownReaper MSPGreat match
- Shade 1Laser MagentaAK Interactive 3rd GenGreat match
- BasePale Violet RedReaper MSP
- Highlight 1Elder FlowerArmy Painter FanaticGreat match
- Highlight 2Weird ElixirArmy 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.