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Make a free guideLooking for a Cobalt Metal equivalent? Below are the closest cross-brand color matches to Cobalt Metal (Army Painter Fanatic) in Monument Pro Acryl, Army Painter Speedpaint, Scale75 Scalecolor, Citadel Colour, AK Interactive 3rd Gen, Reaper MSP, Vallejo Game Color, Vallejo Model Color, Vallejo Xpress Color, Vallejo Hobby Spray, AK Interactive Diorama Series, Vallejo Metal Color, Vallejo Weathering Effects, Vallejo Diorama FX, Vallejo Model Wash, Army Painter Colour Primer, AK Interactive Artist Dense Acrylic, Army Painter Quickshade, Army Painter Warpaints, Vallejo Game Color Effects, 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 Cobalt Metal, 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 1Red CopperArmy Painter FanaticRough match
- BaseCobalt MetalArmy Painter Fanatic
- Highlight 1GunmetalVallejo Model ColorGreat match
- Highlight 2Dark AluminiumVallejo Metal 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.