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Make a free guideLooking for a Bright Sapphire equivalent? Below are the closest cross-brand color matches to Bright Sapphire (Army Painter Fanatic) in Citadel Colour, AK Interactive 3rd Gen, Army Painter Speedpaint, Monument Pro Acryl, Vallejo Game Color, Vallejo Model Color, Reaper MSP, Scale75 Scalecolor, Vallejo Hobby Spray, Vallejo Xpress Color, Vallejo Metal Color, Army Painter Colour Primer, AK Interactive Diorama Series, Vallejo Diorama FX, AK Interactive Artist Dense Acrylic, Vallejo Weathering Effects, Vallejo Game Color Effects, 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 Bright Sapphire, 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 2Crystal BlueArmy Painter FanaticGreat match
- Shade 1Sky BlueReaper MSPGreat match
- BaseBright SapphireArmy Painter Fanatic
- Highlight 1Marine MistArmy Painter FanaticClose 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.