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Make a free guideLooking for a Surf Aqua equivalent? Below are the closest cross-brand color matches to Surf Aqua (Reaper MSP) in AK Interactive 3rd Gen, Citadel Colour, Monument Pro Acryl, Army Painter Fanatic, Army Painter Speedpaint, Scale75 Scalecolor, Army Painter Colour Primer, Vallejo Diorama FX, Vallejo Model Color, Vallejo Game Color, Vallejo Game Color Effects, Vallejo Xpress Color, Vallejo Metal Color, Vallejo Hobby Spray, AK Interactive Diorama Series, AK Interactive Artist Dense Acrylic, Vallejo Weathering Effects, Vallejo Model Wash, Army Painter Warpaints, Army Painter Quickshade, 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 Surf Aqua, 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 2FrostheartCitadel ColourGreat match
- Shade 1Ahriman BlueCitadel ColourGreat match
- BaseSurf AquaReaper MSP
- Highlight 1Marine MistArmy Painter FanaticGreat match
- Highlight 2Ulthuan GreyCitadel ColourClose 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.