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Make a free guideLooking for a Refractive Green equivalent? Below are the closest cross-brand color matches to Refractive Green (Vallejo Model Color) in Monument Pro Acryl, Citadel Colour, Vallejo Xpress Color, AK Interactive 3rd Gen, AK Interactive Artist Dense Acrylic, Vallejo Game Color, Army Painter Speedpaint, Reaper MSP, Army Painter Fanatic, Scale75 Scalecolor, Vallejo Weathering Effects, AK Interactive Diorama Series, Vallejo Hobby Spray, Army Painter Colour Primer, Army Painter Warpaints, Vallejo Model Wash, Vallejo Diorama FX, Vallejo Game Color Effects, 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 Refractive Green, 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 2Black GreenAK Interactive 3rd GenGreat match
- Shade 1Deep GreenVallejo Model ColorGreat match
- BaseRefractive GreenVallejo Model Color
- Highlight 1Camouflage GreenArmy Painter FanaticGreat match
- Highlight 2Necrotic FleshArmy Painter FanaticGreat 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.