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Make a free guideLooking for a Tidal Wave equivalent? Below are the closest cross-brand color matches to Tidal Wave (Army Painter Speedpaint) in Reaper MSP, Citadel Colour, Vallejo Model Color, Army Painter Fanatic, AK Interactive Artist Dense Acrylic, Scale75 Scalecolor, Vallejo Hobby Spray, Army Painter Colour Primer, AK Interactive Diorama Series, Vallejo Diorama FX, Vallejo Xpress Color, Monument Pro Acryl, Vallejo Game Color, AK Interactive 3rd Gen, Army Painter Warpaints, Vallejo Model Wash, Vallejo Metal Color, Vallejo Weathering Effects, Vallejo Game Color Effects, Army Painter Quickshade, 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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Suggested shadow and highlight colors for Tidal Wave, 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 2UltramarineVallejo Model ColorGreat match
- Shade 1Blue InkVallejo Game ColorGreat match
- BaseTidal WaveArmy Painter Speedpaint
- Highlight 1Sky BlueReaper MSPGreat match
- Highlight 2Bright SapphireArmy 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.