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Make a free guideLooking for a XV-88 equivalent? Below are the closest cross-brand color matches to XV-88 (Citadel Colour) in Army Painter Colour Primer, Army Painter Fanatic, Army Painter Speedpaint, AK Interactive 3rd Gen, Reaper MSP, Army Painter Quickshade, Vallejo Model Color, Vallejo Hobby Spray, Army Painter Warpaints, Vallejo Game Color, Scale75 Scalecolor, AK Interactive Artist Dense Acrylic, Vallejo Xpress Color, AK Interactive Diorama Series, Vallejo Game Color Effects, Vallejo Metal Color, Vallejo Diorama FX, Vallejo Weathering Effects, Vallejo Model Wash, Monument Pro Acryl, 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 XV-88, 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 2Dark ShadowReaper MSPGreat match
- Shade 1Rust ToneArmy Painter FanaticGreat match
- BaseXV-88Citadel Colour
- Highlight 1Balthasar GoldCitadel ColourGreat match
- Highlight 2Command KhakiArmy Painter FanaticGreat 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.