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Make a free guideLooking for a Iron Warriors equivalent? Below are the closest cross-brand color matches to Iron Warriors (Citadel Colour) in Army Painter Fanatic, Vallejo Model Color, Army Painter Speedpaint, AK Interactive 3rd Gen, Vallejo Metal Color, Vallejo Xpress Color, Vallejo Hobby Spray, Scale75 Scalecolor, Reaper MSP, Vallejo Game Color, Monument Pro Acryl, Vallejo Weathering Effects, Army Painter Colour Primer, Vallejo Diorama FX, AK Interactive Diorama Series, 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 Iron Warriors, 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 2Strong ToneArmy Painter FanaticGreat match
- Shade 1Oiled Earth WashVallejo Model WashGreat match
- BaseIron WarriorsCitadel Colour
- Highlight 1Rainy GreyScale75 ScalecolorGreat match
- Highlight 2Great Hall GreyArmy 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.