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Make a free guideLooking for a Thunderhawk Blue (Dry) equivalent? Below are the closest cross-brand color matches to Thunderhawk Blue (Dry) (Citadel Colour) in Army Painter Fanatic, Vallejo Game Color, Monument Pro Acryl, Scale75 Scalecolor, Army Painter Speedpaint, Reaper MSP, AK Interactive 3rd Gen, Vallejo Model Color, Vallejo Diorama FX, Vallejo Xpress Color, Vallejo Metal Color, Army Painter Colour Primer, Vallejo Hobby Spray, AK Interactive Diorama Series, Vallejo Weathering Effects, Vallejo Game Color Effects, Vallejo Model Wash, AK Interactive Artist Dense Acrylic, 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 Thunderhawk Blue (Dry), 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 2Ultramarine ShadowReaper MSPGreat match
- Shade 1Sons of Horus GreenCitadel ColourGreat match
- BaseThunderhawk Blue (Dry)Citadel Colour
- Highlight 1Stonewall GreyVallejo Game ColorGreat match
- Highlight 2Spectrum BlueAK Interactive 3rd GenGreat 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.