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Make a free guideLooking for a Battledress Brown equivalent? Below are the closest cross-brand color matches to Battledress Brown (Vallejo Xpress Color) in Vallejo Diorama FX, Vallejo Weathering Effects, Vallejo Game Color, AK Interactive 3rd Gen, AK Interactive Diorama Series, Vallejo Model Color, Citadel Colour, Vallejo Hobby Spray, Reaper MSP, Army Painter Fanatic, Vallejo Metal Color, AK Interactive Artist Dense Acrylic, Vallejo Model Wash, Scale75 Scalecolor, Monument Pro Acryl, Army Painter Speedpaint, Army Painter Quickshade, Army Painter Warpaints, Army Painter Colour Primer, 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 Battledress 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 2Mahogany BrownReaper MSPGreat match
- Shade 1Dark BrownAK Interactive 3rd GenGreat match
- BaseBattledress BrownVallejo Xpress Color
- 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.