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Make a free guideLooking for a Lahmian Medium equivalent? Below are the closest cross-brand color matches to Lahmian Medium (Citadel Colour) in Vallejo Diorama FX, Vallejo Model Color, AK Interactive 3rd Gen, Army Painter Speedpaint, Reaper MSP, Army Painter Colour Primer, Vallejo Xpress Color, Scale75 Scalecolor, Monument Pro Acryl, Army Painter Fanatic, AK Interactive Artist Dense Acrylic, Vallejo Game Color, AK Interactive Diorama Series, Vallejo Hobby Spray, Vallejo Weathering Effects, Vallejo Game Color Effects, Vallejo Metal Color, Army Painter Warpaints, Army Painter Quickshade, Vallejo Model Wash, 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.
Closest match in each brand
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Shade & highlight partners
Suggested shadow and highlight colors for Lahmian Medium, 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 2Dirty BoneReaper MSPGreat match
- Shade 1Ancient StoneArmy Painter FanaticGreat match
- BaseLahmian MediumCitadel Colour
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No good highlight suggestion — Lahmian Medium is already near the edge of the catalog's value range, or nothing in the catalog is close enough to recommend.
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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.