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Make a free guideLooking for a Ultramarine equivalent? Below are the closest cross-brand color matches to Ultramarine (Vallejo Model Color) in Army Painter Fanatic, Monument Pro Acryl, Vallejo Game Color, Reaper MSP, Citadel Colour, Army Painter Speedpaint, Vallejo Hobby Spray, AK Interactive 3rd Gen, Scale75 Scalecolor, Army Painter Warpaints, Army Painter Colour Primer, Vallejo Xpress Color, AK Interactive Artist Dense Acrylic, Vallejo Model Wash, AK Interactive Diorama Series, Vallejo Diorama FX, Vallejo Metal Color, Vallejo Weathering Effects, Army Painter Quickshade, 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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Shade & highlight partners
Suggested shadow and highlight colors for Ultramarine, 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 2Purple Tone WashArmy Painter WarpaintsClose match
- Shade 1Velvet DuskArmy Painter FanaticClose match
- BaseUltramarineVallejo Model Color
- Highlight 1Imperial BlueVallejo Game ColorGreat match
- Highlight 2Ultramarine HighlightReaper 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.