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Make a free guideLooking for a Thick Mud - Russian Mud equivalent? Below are the closest cross-brand color matches to Thick Mud - Russian Mud (Vallejo Diorama FX) in Vallejo Weathering Effects, AK Interactive Diorama Series, Vallejo Xpress Color, AK Interactive 3rd Gen, Vallejo Game Color, Vallejo Model Color, Vallejo Hobby Spray, Citadel Colour, Army Painter Fanatic, Reaper MSP, Vallejo Metal Color, Scale75 Scalecolor, Army Painter Speedpaint, Monument Pro Acryl, Vallejo Model Wash, AK Interactive Artist Dense Acrylic, Army Painter Colour Primer, Army Painter Quickshade, Army Painter Warpaints, Vallejo Game Color Effects, 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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Suggested shadow and highlight colors for Thick Mud - Russian Mud, 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 2Grim BrownAK Interactive 3rd GenGreat match
- Shade 1Dark BrownAK Interactive 3rd GenGreat match
- BaseThick Mud - Russian MudVallejo Diorama FX
- Highlight 1Dusty SkullArmy Painter FanaticGreat match
- Highlight 2Great Hall GreyArmy 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.