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Make a free guideLooking for a Howling Sand equivalent? Below are the closest cross-brand color matches to Howling Sand (Army Painter Speedpaint) in Citadel Colour, Scale75 Scalecolor, Reaper MSP, Monument Pro Acryl, AK Interactive 3rd Gen, Army Painter Fanatic, Vallejo Xpress Color, Vallejo Game Color Effects, Vallejo Game Color, Vallejo Model Color, AK Interactive Artist Dense Acrylic, Vallejo Diorama FX, AK Interactive Diorama Series, Vallejo Hobby Spray, Army Painter Colour Primer, Vallejo Metal Color, 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 Howling Sand, 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 2Ork SkinVallejo Xpress ColorGreat match
- Shade 1Zombie FleshVallejo Xpress ColorGreat match
- BaseHowling SandArmy Painter Speedpaint
- Highlight 1Off-WhiteVallejo Game ColorGreat 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.