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Make a free guideLooking for a Afterglow equivalent? Below are the closest cross-brand color matches to Afterglow (Army Painter Fanatic) in Monument Pro Acryl, AK Interactive 3rd Gen, Vallejo Model Color, Citadel Colour, Reaper MSP, Army Painter Speedpaint, Scale75 Scalecolor, Vallejo Game Color, Vallejo Xpress Color, Vallejo Hobby Spray, AK Interactive Diorama Series, Vallejo Diorama FX, AK Interactive Artist Dense Acrylic, Army Painter Warpaints, Vallejo Game Color Effects, Army Painter Colour Primer, Vallejo Weathering Effects, Vallejo Metal Color, Army Painter Quickshade, 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.
Closest match in each brand
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Shade & highlight partners
Suggested shadow and highlight colors for Afterglow, 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 GreenVallejo Model ColorGreat match
- Shade 1Disgusting SlimeArmy Painter FanaticGreat match
- BaseAfterglowArmy Painter Fanatic
- Highlight 1Ice YellowVallejo Model ColorGreat match
- Highlight 2Ice YellowArmy 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.