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Make a free guideLooking for a Ashen Blue equivalent? Below are the closest cross-brand color matches to Ashen Blue (Reaper MSP) in Army Painter Speedpaint, Scale75 Scalecolor, Citadel Colour, Vallejo Model Color, AK Interactive 3rd Gen, Vallejo Game Color, AK Interactive Diorama Series, Vallejo Diorama FX, Army Painter Fanatic, Army Painter Colour Primer, Vallejo Xpress Color, Monument Pro Acryl, Vallejo Hobby Spray, Vallejo Metal Color, AK Interactive Artist Dense Acrylic, Vallejo Model Wash, Vallejo Game Color Effects, Vallejo Weathering Effects, 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 Ashen Blue, 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 2Night Lords BlueCitadel ColourGreat match
- Shade 1Thousand Sons BlueCitadel ColourGreat match
- BaseAshen BlueReaper MSP
- Highlight 1Celestra GreyCitadel ColourGreat match
- Highlight 2Brush-On Grey PrimerReaper MSPGreat 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.