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Make a free guideLooking for a Andrea Blue equivalent? Below are the closest cross-brand color matches to Andrea Blue (Vallejo Model Color) in Citadel Colour, Army Painter Fanatic, Reaper MSP, AK Interactive Diorama Series, Vallejo Diorama FX, Vallejo Hobby Spray, AK Interactive 3rd Gen, Army Painter Colour Primer, Army Painter Speedpaint, Vallejo Game Color, Scale75 Scalecolor, AK Interactive Artist Dense Acrylic, Monument Pro Acryl, Vallejo Metal Color, Vallejo Xpress Color, Vallejo Model Wash, Army Painter Warpaints, Vallejo Game Color Effects, Vallejo Weathering Effects, 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 Andrea Blue, 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 2Dark BlueVallejo Model ColorGreat match
- Shade 1Wagram BlueVallejo Xpress ColorGreat match
- BaseAndrea BlueVallejo Model Color
- Highlight 1Space Wolves GreyCitadel ColourGreat match
- Highlight 2Pale BlueVallejo Model ColorGreat 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.