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Make a free guideLooking for a Mordant Earth equivalent? Below are the closest cross-brand color matches to Mordant Earth (Citadel Colour) in Vallejo Diorama FX, Army Painter Fanatic, Scale75 Scalecolor, Reaper MSP, Vallejo Weathering Effects, Vallejo Game Color, Vallejo Xpress Color, Vallejo Model Wash, Monument Pro Acryl, AK Interactive Diorama Series, Army Painter Quickshade, AK Interactive Artist Dense Acrylic, AK Interactive 3rd Gen, Army Painter Speedpaint, Vallejo Model Color, Army Painter Warpaints, Vallejo Metal Color, Vallejo Hobby Spray, Army Painter Colour Primer, 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 Mordant Earth, 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 2Matt BlackArmy Painter FanaticGreat match
- Shade 1Nuln OilCitadel ColourGreat match
- BaseMordant EarthCitadel Colour
- Highlight 1Bootstrap BrownArmy Painter FanaticGreat match
- Highlight 2Dark Elf HighlightReaper MSPGreat 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.