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Make a free guideLooking for a Urban Buff equivalent? Below are the closest cross-brand color matches to Urban Buff (Army Painter Fanatic) in Reaper MSP, Citadel Colour, Army Painter Colour Primer, Vallejo Hobby Spray, Vallejo Game Color, Vallejo Xpress Color, AK Interactive 3rd Gen, Scale75 Scalecolor, AK Interactive Diorama Series, Vallejo Diorama FX, Vallejo Model Color, Monument Pro Acryl, Vallejo Game Color Effects, Army Painter Speedpaint, AK Interactive Artist Dense Acrylic, Vallejo Metal Color, Army Painter Warpaints, Vallejo Weathering Effects, 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 Urban Buff, 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 2Light ToneArmy Painter FanaticGreat match
- Shade 1Tanned SkinReaper MSPGreat match
- BaseUrban BuffArmy Painter Fanatic
- Highlight 1Pearl SkinArmy Painter FanaticGreat match
- Highlight 2Pastel VioletAK Interactive 3rd GenGreat 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.