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Make a free guideLooking for a Oxford equivalent? Below are the closest cross-brand color matches to Oxford (AK Interactive 3rd Gen) in Monument Pro Acryl, Vallejo Game Color, Scale75 Scalecolor, Reaper MSP, Army Painter Speedpaint, Vallejo Model Color, Citadel Colour, AK Interactive Diorama Series, Vallejo Xpress Color, Army Painter Fanatic, Vallejo Metal Color, Vallejo Hobby Spray, Vallejo Diorama FX, Vallejo Weathering Effects, Vallejo Model Wash, AK Interactive Artist Dense Acrylic, 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.
Closest match in each brand
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Shade & highlight partners
Suggested shadow and highlight colors for Oxford, 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 2Dark Prussian BlueAK Interactive 3rd GenGreat match
- Shade 1Purple ToneArmy Painter FanaticGreat match
- BaseOxfordAK Interactive 3rd Gen
- Highlight 1Sombre GreyVallejo Game ColorGreat match
- Highlight 2Ash 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.