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Make a free guideLooking for a Ahriman Blue equivalent? Below are the closest cross-brand color matches to Ahriman Blue (Citadel Colour) in Army Painter Speedpaint, AK Interactive 3rd Gen, Army Painter Colour Primer, Army Painter Fanatic, Vallejo Diorama FX, Scale75 Scalecolor, Vallejo Game Color, Vallejo Xpress Color, Reaper MSP, Monument Pro Acryl, AK Interactive Diorama Series, Vallejo Model Color, AK Interactive Artist Dense Acrylic, Vallejo Game Color Effects, Vallejo Hobby Spray, Vallejo Metal Color, Vallejo Model Wash, Vallejo Weathering Effects, Army Painter Warpaints, 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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Shade & highlight partners
Suggested shadow and highlight colors for Ahriman Blue, 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 2Imperial NavyArmy Painter FanaticGreat match
- Shade 1Tidal BlueArmy Painter FanaticGreat match
- BaseAhriman BlueCitadel Colour
- Highlight 1Surf AquaReaper MSPGreat match
- Highlight 2Marine MistArmy 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.