Don't have Anthracite Grey? Get a free step-by-step guide using the paints you own.
Make a free guideLooking for a Anthracite Grey equivalent? Below are the closest cross-brand color matches to Anthracite Grey (AK Interactive 3rd Gen) in Monument Pro Acryl, Army Painter Fanatic, Scale75 Scalecolor, Citadel Colour, Vallejo Xpress Color, Reaper MSP, AK Interactive Artist Dense Acrylic, Vallejo Diorama FX, Vallejo Model Wash, Vallejo Game Color, Army Painter Speedpaint, Vallejo Weathering Effects, AK Interactive Diorama Series, Vallejo Model Color, Army Painter Quickshade, Vallejo Metal Color, Army Painter Warpaints, Army Painter Colour Primer, Vallejo Hobby Spray, 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.
Closest match in each brand
Own Anthracite Grey? Put it to work.
Get a step-by-step painting guide built around your paints — exact colors, mixes, and where each one goes. First guide is free.
Shade & highlight partners
Suggested shadow and highlight colors for Anthracite Grey, 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 1Strong Dark BlueAK Interactive 3rd GenGreat match
- BaseAnthracite GreyAK Interactive 3rd Gen
- Highlight 1Mechanicus Standard GreyCitadel ColourGreat match
- Highlight 2Neutral GreyVallejo Model ColorGreat match
Mix starting points — real pigment blends shift a little; adjust by eye.
Your paints, one journey — the blends between them live here.
Don't have Anthracite Grey? Paint with what you own.
PaintGuide builds a step-by-step guide for your miniature using only the paints in your collection — matching colors across brands and giving exact mixing recipes for anything you're missing.
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.