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Make a free guideLooking for a French Blue equivalent? Below are the closest cross-brand color matches to French Blue (AK Interactive 3rd Gen) in Army Painter Speedpaint, Vallejo Model Color, Citadel Colour, Vallejo Hobby Spray, Vallejo Metal Color, Army Painter Fanatic, Vallejo Xpress Color, Reaper MSP, Scale75 Scalecolor, Vallejo Weathering Effects, Vallejo Game Color, Monument Pro Acryl, Vallejo Diorama FX, AK Interactive Diorama Series, Army Painter Colour Primer, Vallejo Model Wash, Army Painter Warpaints, AK Interactive Artist Dense Acrylic, Army Painter Quickshade, 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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Shade & highlight partners
Suggested shadow and highlight colors for French Blue, 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 2Black GreenAK Interactive 3rd GenGreat match
- Shade 1Green ToneArmy Painter FanaticGreat match
- BaseFrench BlueAK Interactive 3rd Gen
- Highlight 1DawnstoneCitadel ColourGreat match
- Highlight 2Gargoyle 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.