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Magnus the Red 4 Equivalents

Warhammer Tone Pro · Base · Matte

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Looking for a Magnus the Red 4 equivalent? Below are the closest cross-brand color matches to Magnus the Red 4 (Warhammer Tone Pro) in Citadel Colour, Army Painter Speedpaint, Reaper MSP, AK Interactive 3rd Gen, AK Interactive Artist Dense Acrylic, Scale75 Scalecolor, Vallejo Xpress Color, Vallejo Game Color, Vallejo Model Color, Army Painter Fanatic, Monument Pro Acryl, Army Painter Warpaints, Vallejo Hobby Spray, Army Painter Colour Primer, Vallejo Model Wash, Vallejo Game Color Effects, Vallejo Weathering Effects, AK Interactive Diorama Series, Vallejo Metal Color, Vallejo Diorama FX, Army Painter Quickshade, 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 Magnus the Red 4, 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.

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Matches 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.