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Make a free guideLooking for a Black Lotus equivalent? Below are the closest cross-brand color matches to Black Lotus (Vallejo Xpress Color) in Citadel Colour, Scale75 Scalecolor, Army Painter Fanatic, Monument Pro Acryl, Vallejo Game Color, AK Interactive 3rd Gen, Reaper MSP, Vallejo Diorama FX, Army Painter Speedpaint, AK Interactive Diorama Series, Vallejo Weathering Effects, AK Interactive Artist Dense Acrylic, Vallejo Model Wash, Vallejo Model Color, Army Painter Quickshade, Vallejo Metal Color, Army Painter Warpaints, Vallejo Hobby Spray, Army Painter Colour Primer, 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 Black Lotus, 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 Prussian BlueAK Interactive 3rd GenGreat match
- Shade 1Nightmare BlackReaper MSPGreat match
- BaseBlack LotusVallejo Xpress Color
- Highlight 1Eshin GreyCitadel ColourGreat match
- Highlight 2Grey Knights SteelCitadel ColourGreat 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.