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Make a free guideLooking for a Imrik Blue equivalent? Below are the closest cross-brand color matches to Imrik Blue (Citadel Colour) in AK Interactive 3rd Gen, Monument Pro Acryl, Reaper MSP, Army Painter Fanatic, Vallejo Model Color, Army Painter Speedpaint, Scale75 Scalecolor, Vallejo Hobby Spray, Vallejo Game Color, AK Interactive Diorama Series, Vallejo Diorama FX, AK Interactive Artist Dense Acrylic, Army Painter Colour Primer, Vallejo Xpress Color, Vallejo Metal Color, Vallejo Game Color Effects, Vallejo Weathering Effects, Vallejo Model Wash, Army Painter Warpaints, 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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Shade & highlight partners
Suggested shadow and highlight colors for Imrik Blue, 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 2Drakenhof NightshadeCitadel ColourGreat match
- Shade 1Imrik Blue (Dry)Citadel ColourGreat match
- BaseImrik BlueCitadel Colour
- Highlight 1Pale BlueVallejo Model ColorGreat match
- Highlight 2Pastel GreenAK Interactive 3rd GenClose 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.