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Make a free guideLooking for a Data System Glow equivalent? Below are the closest cross-brand color matches to Data System Glow (Army Painter Fanatic) in Citadel Colour, Scale75 Scalecolor, Army Painter Speedpaint, Vallejo Model Color, AK Interactive Diorama Series, Vallejo Game Color, AK Interactive 3rd Gen, Reaper MSP, Monument Pro Acryl, Vallejo Xpress Color, Vallejo Hobby Spray, Vallejo Weathering Effects, Army Painter Colour Primer, Vallejo Game Color Effects, AK Interactive Artist Dense Acrylic, Vallejo Diorama FX, Army Painter Warpaints, Vallejo Metal Color, Army Painter Quickshade, Vallejo Model Wash, 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 Data System Glow, 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 2Orc SkinArmy Painter SpeedpaintGreat match
- Shade 1Clear GreenReaper MSPGreat match
- BaseData System GlowArmy Painter Fanatic
- Highlight 1AfterglowArmy Painter FanaticClose match
- Highlight 2Pale YellowMonument Pro AcrylGreat 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.