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Make a free guideLooking for a Cork Brown equivalent? Below are the closest cross-brand color matches to Cork Brown (Vallejo Model Color) in Reaper MSP, Citadel Colour, Army Painter Speedpaint, Vallejo Game Color, Vallejo Xpress Color, Army Painter Fanatic, Army Painter Quickshade, Vallejo Hobby Spray, Vallejo Diorama FX, Vallejo Weathering Effects, Vallejo Metal Color, Army Painter Warpaints, AK Interactive 3rd Gen, Scale75 Scalecolor, AK Interactive Diorama Series, AK Interactive Artist Dense Acrylic, Vallejo Game Color Effects, Vallejo Model Wash, Army Painter Colour Primer, Monument Pro Acryl, 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 Cork 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 2Orange ToneArmy Painter FanaticGreat match
- Shade 1Light ToneArmy Painter FanaticGreat match
- BaseCork BrownVallejo Model Color
- Highlight 1Basic FleshScale75 ScalecolorGreat match
- Highlight 2Flayed One FleshCitadel ColourGreat 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.