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Make a free guideLooking for a Thick Mud - Black Mud equivalent? Below are the closest cross-brand color matches to Thick Mud - Black Mud (Vallejo Diorama FX) in Vallejo Weathering Effects, Vallejo Model Wash, Citadel Colour, Army Painter Fanatic, Scale75 Scalecolor, AK Interactive 3rd Gen, Reaper MSP, Army Painter Quickshade, Vallejo Game Color, AK Interactive Diorama Series, Monument Pro Acryl, Army Painter Warpaints, Vallejo Xpress Color, Vallejo Model Color, AK Interactive Artist Dense Acrylic, Vallejo Metal Color, Army Painter Speedpaint, Vallejo Hobby Spray, Army Painter Colour Primer, 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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Suggested shadow and highlight colors for Thick Mud - Black Mud, 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 2Matt BlackArmy Painter FanaticGreat match
- Shade 1Nuln OilCitadel ColourGreat match
- BaseThick Mud - Black MudVallejo Diorama FX
- Highlight 1German Fieldgrey WWIIVallejo Model ColorGreat match
- Highlight 2Stone GreyReaper 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.