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Make a free guideLooking for a NMM Gold Shadow equivalent? Below are the closest cross-brand color matches to NMM Gold Shadow (Reaper MSP) in Vallejo Game Color, Army Painter Fanatic, Scale75 Scalecolor, AK Interactive 3rd Gen, Vallejo Model Color, Army Painter Colour Primer, Vallejo Hobby Spray, Citadel Colour, Army Painter Speedpaint, Vallejo Xpress Color, Army Painter Quickshade, Vallejo Metal Color, Vallejo Game Color Effects, Vallejo Diorama FX, Army Painter Warpaints, AK Interactive Artist Dense Acrylic, AK Interactive Diorama Series, Vallejo Weathering Effects, Vallejo Model Wash, Monument Pro Acryl, 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 NMM Gold 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 2Rust ToneArmy Painter FanaticGreat match
- Shade 1Tarnished BrassReaper MSPGreat match
- BaseNMM Gold ShadowReaper MSP
- Highlight 1Golden ShadowReaper MSPGreat match
- Highlight 2Rosy 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.