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Make a free guideLooking for a Pistachio equivalent? Below are the closest cross-brand color matches to Pistachio (AK Interactive 3rd Gen) in Vallejo Model Color, AK Interactive Artist Dense Acrylic, Vallejo Xpress Color, Army Painter Speedpaint, Reaper MSP, Citadel Colour, Monument Pro Acryl, Army Painter Fanatic, Scale75 Scalecolor, Vallejo Game Color, Vallejo Hobby Spray, Army Painter Colour Primer, AK Interactive Diorama Series, Vallejo Metal Color, Vallejo Game Color Effects, Army Painter Quickshade, Army Painter Warpaints, Vallejo Weathering Effects, Vallejo Diorama FX, Vallejo Model Wash, 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 Pistachio, 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 2Light GreenAK Interactive 3rd GenGreat match
- Shade 1Ghillie DewArmy Painter SpeedpaintGreat match
- BasePistachioAK Interactive 3rd Gen
- Highlight 1Lens Flare GlowArmy Painter FanaticGreat match
- Highlight 2Light YellowVallejo Model ColorGreat 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.