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Make a free guideLooking for a Sandalwood equivalent? Below are the closest cross-brand color matches to Sandalwood (Scale75 Scalecolor) in Reaper MSP, Monument Pro Acryl, AK Interactive Artist Dense Acrylic, Army Painter Fanatic, Citadel Colour, Vallejo Model Color, Army Painter Speedpaint, Vallejo Game Color, Army Painter Colour Primer, Vallejo Xpress Color, AK Interactive Diorama Series, Vallejo Metal Color, Army Painter Warpaints, AK Interactive 3rd Gen, Vallejo Diorama FX, Vallejo Weathering Effects, Vallejo Hobby Spray, Vallejo Model Wash, 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 Sandalwood, 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 2Harvest BrownReaper MSPGreat match
- Shade 1Scorched MetalReaper MSPGreat match
- BaseSandalwoodScale75 Scalecolor
- Highlight 1Leopard Stone SkinArmy Painter FanaticGreat match
- Highlight 2Pastel VioletAK 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.