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Make a free guideLooking for a Aegis Aqua equivalent? Below are the closest cross-brand color matches to Aegis Aqua (Army Painter Fanatic) in Monument Pro Acryl, Warhammer Tone Pro, Scale75 Scalecolor, AK Interactive 3rd Gen, Reaper MSP, Vallejo Model Color, AK Interactive Artist Dense Acrylic, Vallejo Game Color, Citadel Colour, 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 Aegis Aqua, 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 2Blue Gorkshroom 3Warhammer Tone ProGreat match
- Shade 1CyanAK Interactive Artist Dense AcrylicGreat match
- BaseAegis AquaArmy Painter Fanatic
- Highlight 1Light BlueReaper MSPGreat match
- Highlight 2Pastel GreenAK Interactive 3rd GenClose 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.