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Make a free guideLooking for a Forest Faun equivalent? Below are the closest cross-brand color matches to Forest Faun (Army Painter Fanatic) in Citadel Colour, Monument Pro Acryl, Army Painter Speedpaint, AK Interactive 3rd Gen, Reaper MSP, Scale75 Scalecolor, Army Painter Colour Primer, Vallejo Model Color, Vallejo Game Color Effects, Vallejo Diorama FX, AK Interactive Diorama Series, Vallejo Game Color, Vallejo Xpress Color, Vallejo Metal Color, Vallejo Hobby Spray, AK Interactive Artist Dense Acrylic, Vallejo Weathering Effects, Army Painter Warpaints, 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 Forest Faun, 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 2Pharaoh GuardArmy Painter FanaticGreat match
- Shade 1Autumn SageArmy Painter FanaticGreat match
- BaseForest FaunArmy Painter Fanatic
- Highlight 1Greenish WhiteAK Interactive 3rd GenGreat match
- Highlight 2Pale SandArmy Painter FanaticGreat 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.