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Make a free guideLooking for a Air Caste Thinner equivalent? Below are the closest cross-brand color matches to Air Caste Thinner (Citadel Colour) in Army Painter Speedpaint, Army Painter Fanatic, Vallejo Model Color, Reaper MSP, AK Interactive 3rd Gen, Vallejo Metal Color, Vallejo Diorama FX, Vallejo Xpress Color, AK Interactive Artist Dense Acrylic, Scale75 Scalecolor, Vallejo Game Color, AK Interactive Diorama Series, Vallejo Game Color Effects, Army Painter Colour Primer, Vallejo Hobby Spray, Monument Pro Acryl, 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 Air Caste Thinner, 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 2Grey GreenAK Interactive 3rd GenGreat match
- Shade 1Great Hall GreyArmy Painter FanaticGreat match
- BaseAir Caste ThinnerCitadel Colour
- Highlight 1Linen WhiteReaper MSPGreat match
- Highlight 2Cold WhiteVallejo Model 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.