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Make a free guideLooking for a Cygor Brown equivalent? Below are the closest cross-brand color matches to Cygor Brown (Citadel Colour) in AK Interactive Diorama Series, Vallejo Model Wash, Vallejo Xpress Color, AK Interactive Artist Dense Acrylic, Reaper MSP, AK Interactive 3rd Gen, Vallejo Weathering Effects, Army Painter Speedpaint, Vallejo Game Color, Army Painter Fanatic, Army Painter Warpaints, Vallejo Game Color Effects, Vallejo Model Color, Army Painter Quickshade, Vallejo Diorama FX, Scale75 Scalecolor, Vallejo Metal Color, Vallejo Hobby Spray, Monument Pro Acryl, 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 Cygor Brown, 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 2Evil RedVallejo Game ColorGreat match
- Shade 1Mahogany BrownAK Interactive 3rd GenGreat match
- BaseCygor BrownCitadel Colour
- Highlight 1Paratrooper TanArmy Painter FanaticGreat match
- Highlight 2Urban BuffArmy 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.