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Make a free guideLooking for a Phoenix Red equivalent? Below are the closest cross-brand color matches to Phoenix Red (Reaper MSP) in AK Interactive 3rd Gen, AK Interactive Artist Dense Acrylic, Vallejo Game Color, Warhammer Tone Pro, Army Painter Fanatic, Vallejo Model Color, Scale75 Scalecolor, Monument Pro Acryl, Citadel Colour, 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 Phoenix 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 2Dirty RedAK Interactive 3rd GenGreat match
- Shade 1Scarlet RedVallejo Game ColorGreat match
- BasePhoenix RedReaper MSP
- Highlight 1Raging RoseArmy Painter FanaticGreat match
- Highlight 2Pale PinkMonument Pro AcrylClose 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.