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Make a free guideLooking for a Arctic Gem equivalent? Below are the closest cross-brand color matches to Arctic Gem (Army Painter Fanatic) in Scale75 Scalecolor, Reaper MSP, AK Interactive Artist Dense Acrylic, Citadel Colour, Army Painter Speedpaint, Vallejo Model Color, Monument Pro Acryl, AK Interactive Diorama Series, Vallejo Diorama FX, Army Painter Colour Primer, Vallejo Hobby Spray, AK Interactive 3rd Gen, Vallejo Game Color, Vallejo Xpress Color, Army Painter Warpaints, Vallejo Model Wash, Vallejo Metal Color, Vallejo Game Color Effects, Vallejo Weathering Effects, 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 Arctic Gem, 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 2Imperial BlueVallejo Game ColorGreat match
- Shade 1Royal BlueArmy Painter FanaticGreat match
- BaseArctic GemArmy Painter Fanatic
- Highlight 1Plasma Coil GlowArmy Painter FanaticGreat match
- Highlight 2Light BlueReaper MSPGreat 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.