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Make a free guideLooking for a Baron Blue equivalent? Below are the closest cross-brand color matches to Baron Blue (Army Painter Fanatic) in Vallejo Model Color, Vallejo Hobby Spray, Citadel Colour, Army Painter Colour Primer, Reaper MSP, Army Painter Speedpaint, AK Interactive Artist Dense Acrylic, AK Interactive Diorama Series, Vallejo Diorama FX, Scale75 Scalecolor, AK Interactive 3rd Gen, Vallejo Game Color, Monument Pro Acryl, Vallejo Xpress Color, Vallejo Metal Color, Vallejo Model Wash, Army Painter Warpaints, Vallejo Weathering Effects, Vallejo Game Color 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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Suggested shadow and highlight colors for Baron Blue, 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 2Clear BlueReaper MSPGreat match
- Shade 1Cultist PurpleArmy Painter FanaticGreat match
- BaseBaron BlueArmy Painter Fanatic
- Highlight 1Augur BlueArmy Painter FanaticGreat match
- Highlight 2Pale BlueVallejo 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.