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Make a free guideLooking for a Thar Brown equivalent? Below are the closest cross-brand color matches to Thar Brown (Scale75 Scalecolor) in AK Interactive Diorama Series, Vallejo Model Color, Army Painter Speedpaint, AK Interactive 3rd Gen, Army Painter Fanatic, Citadel Colour, Reaper MSP, Army Painter Warpaints, Vallejo Hobby Spray, Vallejo Xpress Color, Vallejo Diorama FX, Vallejo Weathering Effects, Army Painter Colour Primer, Monument Pro Acryl, Vallejo Game Color, AK Interactive Artist Dense Acrylic, Vallejo Metal Color, Army Painter Quickshade, Vallejo Game Color Effects, Vallejo Model Wash, 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 Thar Brown, 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 2Olive DrabReaper MSPGreat match
- Shade 1Sepia InkVallejo Game ColorGreat match
- BaseThar BrownScale75 Scalecolor
- Highlight 1Bone ShadowReaper MSPGreat match
- Highlight 2Pearl SkinArmy 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.