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Make a free guideLooking for a Dark Elf Shadow equivalent? Below are the closest cross-brand color matches to Dark Elf Shadow (Reaper MSP) in Army Painter Fanatic, Monument Pro Acryl, AK Interactive 3rd Gen, Citadel Colour, Army Painter Speedpaint, Scale75 Scalecolor, Vallejo Metal Color, Vallejo Game Color, AK Interactive Diorama Series, Vallejo Model Color, Vallejo Xpress Color, Vallejo Diorama FX, Vallejo Weathering Effects, Vallejo Hobby Spray, Vallejo Model Wash, Army Painter Warpaints, Army Painter Quickshade, AK Interactive Artist Dense Acrylic, Army Painter Colour Primer, Vallejo Game Color Effects, 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.
Closest match in each brand
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Shade & highlight partners
Suggested shadow and highlight colors for Dark Elf Shadow, 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 1Dark Red ToneArmy Painter FanaticGreat match
- BaseDark Elf ShadowReaper MSP
- Highlight 1Dark Elf SkinReaper MSPGreat match
- Highlight 2Dark Elf HighlightReaper 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.