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Make a free guideLooking for a Dark Reaper equivalent? Below are the closest cross-brand color matches to Dark Reaper (Citadel Colour) in Reaper MSP, Vallejo Model Color, Monument Pro Acryl, Army Painter Speedpaint, AK Interactive 3rd Gen, Vallejo Xpress Color, Vallejo Hobby Spray, Army Painter Fanatic, Vallejo Metal Color, Scale75 Scalecolor, Vallejo Game Color, Vallejo Weathering Effects, AK Interactive Diorama Series, Army Painter Colour Primer, Vallejo Diorama FX, Vallejo Model Wash, AK Interactive Artist Dense Acrylic, Army Painter Warpaints, Army Painter Quickshade, Vallejo Game Color Effects, 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 Dark Reaper, 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 2Blue LinerReaper MSPGreat match
- Shade 1Lupercal GreenCitadel ColourGreat match
- BaseDark ReaperCitadel Colour
- Highlight 1Neutral GreyVallejo Model ColorGreat match
- Highlight 2Administratum GreyCitadel ColourGreat 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.