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Make a free guideLooking for a Warp Lightning equivalent? Below are the closest cross-brand color matches to Warp Lightning (Citadel Colour) in Reaper MSP, Army Painter Fanatic, Vallejo Game Color, Scale75 Scalecolor, Vallejo Model Color, AK Interactive 3rd Gen, Army Painter Speedpaint, Monument Pro Acryl, AK Interactive Diorama Series, Vallejo Hobby Spray, Army Painter Colour Primer, Vallejo Xpress Color, Vallejo Weathering Effects, AK Interactive Artist Dense Acrylic, Vallejo Game Color Effects, Vallejo Diorama FX, Army Painter Warpaints, Vallejo Metal Color, 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 Warp Lightning, 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 2Warpstone GlowCitadel ColourGreat match
- Shade 1Viper GreenReaper MSPGreat match
- BaseWarp LightningCitadel Colour
- Highlight 1Leafy GreenArmy Painter FanaticGreat match
- Highlight 2AfterglowArmy Painter FanaticClose 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.