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Make a free guideLooking for a Necron Compound equivalent? Below are the closest cross-brand color matches to Necron Compound (Citadel Colour) in Vallejo Model Color, Vallejo Hobby Spray, Army Painter Fanatic, Vallejo Metal Color, Vallejo Game Color, Army Painter Colour Primer, Scale75 Scalecolor, Reaper MSP, Army Painter Speedpaint, AK Interactive 3rd Gen, Vallejo Xpress Color, Monument Pro Acryl, Vallejo Diorama FX, AK Interactive Diorama Series, Vallejo Weathering Effects, Vallejo Game Color Effects, AK Interactive Artist Dense Acrylic, Army Painter Warpaints, Vallejo Model Wash, 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 Necron Compound, 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 2Gunmetal BlueReaper MSPGreat match
- Shade 1The Fang GreyCitadel ColourGreat match
- BaseNecron CompoundCitadel Colour
- Highlight 1Pale Grey BlueVallejo Model ColorGreat match
- Highlight 2Ulthuan GreyCitadel ColourGreat 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.