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Make a free guideLooking for a Plum equivalent? Below are the closest cross-brand color matches to Plum (Monument Pro Acryl) in Citadel Colour, Vallejo Game Color, Army Painter Fanatic, Vallejo Model Color, Reaper MSP, Army Painter Speedpaint, Scale75 Scalecolor, Vallejo Hobby Spray, Army Painter Colour Primer, AK Interactive 3rd Gen, AK Interactive Artist Dense Acrylic, Army Painter Warpaints, Vallejo Xpress Color, AK Interactive Diorama Series, Vallejo Diorama FX, Vallejo Model Wash, Vallejo Metal Color, Vallejo Game Color Effects, Vallejo Weathering Effects, 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 Plum, 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 2Clear PurpleReaper MSPGreat match
- Shade 1PurpleMonument Pro AcrylClose match
- BasePlumMonument Pro Acryl
- Highlight 1Ultramarine BlueVallejo Game ColorClose match
- Highlight 2Faded UltramarineMonument Pro AcrylClose 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.