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Make a free guideLooking for a Deep Ocean equivalent? Below are the closest cross-brand color matches to Deep Ocean (Reaper MSP) in AK Interactive 3rd Gen, Army Painter Fanatic, Army Painter Speedpaint, Monument Pro Acryl, Scale75 Scalecolor, Vallejo Xpress Color, Vallejo Game Color, Citadel Colour, Vallejo Model Color, Vallejo Model Wash, AK Interactive Diorama Series, Vallejo Hobby Spray, Vallejo Diorama FX, Vallejo Metal Color, AK Interactive Artist Dense Acrylic, Vallejo Weathering Effects, Army Painter Warpaints, Army Painter Colour Primer, Army Painter Quickshade, 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.
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Suggested shadow and highlight colors for Deep Ocean, 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 Prussian BlueAK Interactive 3rd GenGreat match
- Shade 1Leviadon BlueCitadel ColourGreat match
- BaseDeep OceanReaper MSP
- Highlight 1Warm GreyMonument Pro AcrylGreat match
- Highlight 2Medium Sea GreyVallejo Model ColorGreat 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.