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Make a free guideLooking for a Ultramarine Shadow equivalent? Below are the closest cross-brand color matches to Ultramarine Shadow (Reaper MSP) in Army Painter Fanatic, Citadel Colour, AK Interactive 3rd Gen, Vallejo Model Color, Monument Pro Acryl, Scale75 Scalecolor, Army Painter Warpaints, Vallejo Model Wash, Vallejo Xpress Color, Army Painter Speedpaint, Vallejo Game Color, AK Interactive Artist Dense Acrylic, Army Painter Colour Primer, Vallejo Diorama FX, AK Interactive Diorama Series, Vallejo Hobby Spray, Vallejo Weathering Effects, Vallejo Metal Color, 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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Shade & highlight partners
Suggested shadow and highlight colors for Ultramarine 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 2Nightmare BlackReaper MSPGreat match
- Shade 1Leviadon BlueCitadel ColourGreat match
- BaseUltramarine ShadowReaper MSP
- Highlight 1Templar BlueReaper MSPGreat match
- Highlight 2Grey-BlueAK Interactive 3rd GenGreat 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.