Looking for a Dark Shadow equivalent? Below are the closest cross-brand color matches to Dark Shadow (Reaper MSP) in Army Painter Fanatic, Citadel Colour, AK Interactive 3rd Gen, Army Painter Speedpaint, Vallejo Model Color, Vallejo Game Color, Vallejo Model Wash, Army Painter Colour Primer, Scale75 Scalecolor, Vallejo Hobby Spray, Army Painter Quickshade, Vallejo Weathering Effects, Monument Pro Acryl, Vallejo Diorama FX, Army Painter Warpaints, Vallejo Xpress Color, AK Interactive Diorama Series, Vallejo Metal Color, 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
Overall closest colors
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Create your free guideMatches 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.