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Make a free guideLooking for a Buff equivalent? Below are the closest cross-brand color matches to Buff (Vallejo Model Color) in AK Interactive 3rd Gen, AK Interactive Diorama Series, Vallejo Diorama FX, Vallejo Game Color, Army Painter Fanatic, Army Painter Speedpaint, Reaper MSP, Vallejo Hobby Spray, Vallejo Xpress Color, Citadel Colour, Scale75 Scalecolor, Monument Pro Acryl, AK Interactive Artist Dense Acrylic, Army Painter Warpaints, Army Painter Colour Primer, Vallejo Game Color Effects, Vallejo Weathering Effects, Army Painter Quickshade, Vallejo Metal Color, Vallejo Model Wash, 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 Buff, 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 2Glittering LootArmy Painter SpeedpaintGreat match
- Shade 1Light Tone WashArmy Painter WarpaintsGreat match
- BaseBuffVallejo Model Color
- Highlight 1Castellax BronzeCitadel ColourGreat match
- Highlight 2Off-WhiteVallejo Game 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.