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Make a free guideLooking for a Carthalos Skin 5 equivalent? Below are the closest cross-brand color matches to Carthalos Skin 5 (Warhammer Tone Pro) in Vallejo Metal Color, Vallejo Model Color, Reaper MSP, Army Painter Fanatic, Citadel Colour, Vallejo Game Color, Scale75 Scalecolor, Vallejo Diorama FX, Vallejo Weathering Effects, Army Painter Speedpaint, Vallejo Model Wash, Monument Pro Acryl, AK Interactive Diorama Series, AK Interactive 3rd Gen, Vallejo Xpress Color, AK Interactive Artist Dense Acrylic, Vallejo Hobby Spray, Army Painter Warpaints, Army Painter Quickshade, 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 Carthalos Skin 5, 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 2Evil RedVallejo Game ColorGreat match
- Shade 1Orange ToneArmy Painter FanaticGreat match
- BaseCarthalos Skin 5Warhammer Tone Pro
- Highlight 1Warplock BronzeCitadel ColourGreat match
- Highlight 2Ancient WoodReaper 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.