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