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Make a free guideLooking for a Bugman's Glow equivalent? Below are the closest cross-brand color matches to Bugman's Glow (Citadel Colour) in Reaper MSP, Vallejo Model Wash, AK Interactive Artist Dense Acrylic, Army Painter Fanatic, Vallejo Game Color, Vallejo Xpress Color, Army Painter Speedpaint, Vallejo Model Color, AK Interactive 3rd Gen, Vallejo Metal Color, AK Interactive Diorama Series, Scale75 Scalecolor, Vallejo Weathering Effects, Vallejo Diorama FX, Vallejo Hobby Spray, Army Painter Warpaints, Monument Pro Acryl, Vallejo Game Color Effects, Army Painter Quickshade, Army Painter Colour Primer, 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 Bugman's Glow, 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 2Walnut BrownReaper MSPGreat match
- Shade 1Mahogany BrownAK Interactive 3rd GenGreat match
- BaseBugman's GlowCitadel Colour
- Highlight 1Paratrooper TanArmy Painter FanaticGreat match
- Highlight 2Warm GreyVallejo Game 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.