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Make a free guideLooking for a Carmine Red equivalent? Below are the closest cross-brand color matches to Carmine Red (Vallejo Model Color) in Citadel Colour, Vallejo Game Color Effects, Reaper MSP, Army Painter Fanatic, AK Interactive 3rd Gen, Vallejo Game Color, Army Painter Speedpaint, Scale75 Scalecolor, Vallejo Hobby Spray, Vallejo Xpress Color, Monument Pro Acryl, Army Painter Colour Primer, Army Painter Warpaints, AK Interactive Artist Dense Acrylic, Vallejo Weathering Effects, Vallejo Metal Color, Vallejo Model Wash, AK Interactive Diorama Series, 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.
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Shade & highlight partners
Suggested shadow and highlight colors for Carmine 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 2Evil RedVallejo Game ColorGreat match
- Shade 1Word Bearers RedCitadel ColourGreat match
- BaseCarmine RedVallejo Model Color
- Highlight 1Deep RedReaper MSPGreat 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.