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Make a free guideLooking for a Emperor's Children equivalent? Below are the closest cross-brand color matches to Emperor's Children (Citadel Colour) in Army Painter Speedpaint, AK Interactive Artist Dense Acrylic, AK Interactive 3rd Gen, Vallejo Xpress Color, Scale75 Scalecolor, Reaper MSP, Army Painter Fanatic, Vallejo Game Color, Vallejo Model Color, Monument Pro Acryl, Vallejo Hobby Spray, Army Painter Warpaints, Army Painter Colour Primer, Vallejo Model Wash, Vallejo Game Color Effects, Vallejo Weathering Effects, Vallejo Metal Color, AK Interactive Diorama Series, Vallejo Diorama FX, 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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Suggested shadow and highlight colors for Emperor's Children, 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 2Khorne RedCitadel ColourGreat match
- Shade 1Carroburg CrimsonCitadel ColourGreat match
- BaseEmperor's ChildrenCitadel Colour
- Highlight 1Pixie PinkArmy Painter FanaticGreat match
- Highlight 2Weird ElixirArmy Painter FanaticClose 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.