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Make a free guideLooking for a Plasma Red equivalent? Below are the closest cross-brand color matches to Plasma Red (Vallejo Xpress Color) in Scale75 Scalecolor, Vallejo Model Color, AK Interactive 3rd Gen, Vallejo Hobby Spray, Reaper MSP, Citadel Colour, Army Painter Fanatic, Army Painter Speedpaint, Vallejo Game Color, Army Painter Colour Primer, Vallejo Game Color Effects, AK Interactive Artist Dense Acrylic, Monument Pro Acryl, Vallejo Weathering Effects, Army Painter Warpaints, 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 Plasma 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 2Blackened BrownReaper MSPGreat match
- Shade 1Clotted RedReaper MSPGreat match
- BasePlasma RedVallejo Xpress Color
- Highlight 1Raging RoseArmy Painter FanaticGreat 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.