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Make a free guideLooking for a Emerald equivalent? Below are the closest cross-brand color matches to Emerald (Vallejo Model Color) in Vallejo Xpress Color, Army Painter Fanatic, Reaper MSP, Citadel Colour, Monument Pro Acryl, AK Interactive 3rd Gen, Vallejo Game Color, AK Interactive Artist Dense Acrylic, Vallejo Hobby Spray, Army Painter Colour Primer, Vallejo Game Color Effects, Army Painter Speedpaint, Scale75 Scalecolor, AK Interactive Diorama Series, Vallejo Diorama FX, Vallejo Weathering Effects, Vallejo Model Wash, Army Painter Warpaints, Vallejo Metal Color, 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 Emerald, 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 2Green ToneArmy Painter FanaticGreat match
- Shade 1EmeraldAK Interactive 3rd GenGreat match
- BaseEmeraldVallejo Model Color
- Highlight 1Skarsnik GreenCitadel ColourGreat match
- Highlight 2Bright Warm GreyMonument Pro AcrylGreat 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.