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Make a free guideLooking for a Broadsword Silver equivalent? Below are the closest cross-brand color matches to Broadsword Silver (Army Painter Speedpaint) in AK Interactive 3rd Gen, Citadel Colour, Army Painter Fanatic, Reaper MSP, Vallejo Model Color, Vallejo Xpress Color, Vallejo Hobby Spray, Vallejo Metal Color, Scale75 Scalecolor, Vallejo Weathering Effects, Vallejo Diorama FX, Vallejo Game Color, Monument Pro Acryl, AK Interactive Diorama Series, Army Painter Colour Primer, Vallejo Model Wash, AK Interactive Artist Dense Acrylic, Army Painter Warpaints, Army Painter Quickshade, 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 Broadsword Silver, 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 2Death MetalArmy Painter FanaticClose match
- Shade 1Rough IronArmy Painter FanaticGreat match
- BaseBroadsword SilverArmy Painter Speedpaint
- Highlight 1Tinny TinVallejo Game ColorGreat match
- Highlight 2Chainmail SilverVallejo Game 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.