Snake Scales Equivalents
Army Painter Warpaints · Base · Matte · WP1453
Discontinued — see current equivalents belowDon't have Snake Scales? Get a free step-by-step guide using the paints you own.
Make a free guideLooking for a Snake Scales equivalent? Below are the closest cross-brand color matches to Snake Scales (Army Painter Warpaints) in AK Interactive 3rd Gen, Army Painter Speedpaint, Vallejo Game Color, Vallejo Model Color, Army Painter Fanatic, Citadel Colour, AK Interactive Diorama Series, Scale75 Scalecolor, Reaper MSP, Monument Pro Acryl, Vallejo Xpress Color, AK Interactive Artist Dense Acrylic, Vallejo Game Color Effects, Vallejo Hobby Spray, Vallejo Weathering Effects, Army Painter Colour Primer, Vallejo Metal Color, Army Painter Quickshade, Vallejo Diorama FX, 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.
Closest match in each brand
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Shade & highlight partners
Suggested shadow and highlight colors for Snake Scales, 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 2Orc SkinArmy Painter SpeedpaintClose match
- Shade 1Light GreenAK Interactive 3rd GenGreat match
- BaseSnake ScalesArmy Painter Warpaints
- Highlight 1Fall GreenScale75 ScalecolorGreat match
- Highlight 2Ice YellowAK 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.