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Make a free guideLooking for a Dark Elf Highlight equivalent? Below are the closest cross-brand color matches to Dark Elf Highlight (Reaper MSP) in Army Painter Colour Primer, Army Painter Fanatic, Vallejo Metal Color, Citadel Colour, Vallejo Game Color, Vallejo Model Color, Vallejo Hobby Spray, Scale75 Scalecolor, Army Painter Speedpaint, AK Interactive 3rd Gen, Vallejo Xpress Color, Monument Pro Acryl, Vallejo Diorama FX, AK Interactive Diorama Series, Vallejo Weathering Effects, AK Interactive Artist Dense Acrylic, Vallejo Model Wash, Vallejo Game Color 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 Dark Elf Highlight, 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 2Burgundy WineReaper MSPGreat match
- Shade 1Targor RageshadeCitadel ColourGreat match
- BaseDark Elf HighlightReaper MSP
- Highlight 1Ancient WoodReaper MSPGreat match
- Highlight 2Kraken LavenderArmy 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.