Color-wise this is a moderate, very dark red leaning warm. Within the AK Interactive range it ladders cleanly, Chocolate (Chipping) for the shadows and Black Red for the highlights. Substitutes are thinner on the ground; Vallejo Dark Rust is the nearest same-finish option at 88 percent, with 2 brands in strong-match range. Expect a close but not identical result from a swap, so check it on the model before committing a whole unit.
Reddish Black equivalents, brand by brand
1 of the 9 brands with a mapped match get genuinely close to AK Interactive Reddish Black, though none is a clone. Brand by brand, the nearest colors are:
- Closest Vallejo equivalent: Vallejo Dark Rust, close, with a hint of drift side by side (delta E 2.4).
- Best Citadel option: Citadel Catachan Flesh, a near match with visible drift up close (delta E 3.8).
- From Scale75: Scale75 Brown Black Pudding, a usable stand-in rather than a twin (delta E 4.4).
- Monument Pro Acryl's closest color: Monument Pro Acryl Dark Flesh, workable at tabletop distance, not up close (delta E 5.0).
- Nearest in the Two Thin Coats catalog: Two Thin Coats Amphora Red, a usable stand-in rather than a twin (delta E 5.5).
- Best Green Stuff World option: Green Stuff World Scorched Wood, workable at tabletop distance, not up close (delta E 6.3).
The drift here is spread thinly across hue, lightness and saturation rather than leaning one way, so the mismatch reads as a general haze at delta E 2.4 rather than an obvious shift.
How to read the score
90+Close
80sUsable
<70Mix
Vallejo
Citadel
Scale75
Monument Pro Acryl
Two Thin Coats
Green Stuff World
P3 Paints
The Army Painter
Humbrol
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What is the closest equivalent to AK Interactive Reddish Black?
The closest same-finish match is Vallejo Dark Rust at 88% color similarity.
What color is Reddish Black?
Reddish Black is a very dark moderate red with a warm undertone (hex #3C2221).
What do I highlight and shade Reddish Black with?
Highlight Reddish Black toward Black Red and shade it down into Chocolate (Chipping), both AK Interactive paints in the same finish family.