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Make a free guideLooking for a Aqua Alchemy equivalent? Below are the closest cross-brand color matches to Aqua Alchemy (Army Painter Fanatic) in Scale75 Scalecolor, Vallejo Game Color, Vallejo Model Color, Monument Pro Acryl, Reaper MSP, Army Painter Speedpaint, Citadel Colour, Vallejo Game Color Effects, Army Painter Colour Primer, Vallejo Xpress Color, AK Interactive 3rd Gen, Vallejo Diorama FX, Vallejo Hobby Spray, Vallejo Metal Color, Vallejo Weathering Effects, AK Interactive Artist Dense Acrylic, AK Interactive Diorama Series, Vallejo Model Wash, Army Painter Warpaints, Army Painter Quickshade, 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 Aqua Alchemy, 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 2Deep AzureArmy Painter FanaticGreat match
- Shade 1Caribbean TurquoiseVallejo Xpress ColorGreat match
- BaseAqua AlchemyArmy Painter Fanatic
- Highlight 1Copper VerdigrisReaper MSPClose match
- Highlight 2Pastel GreenAK Interactive 3rd GenGreat 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.