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Make a free guideLooking for a Dark Grey equivalent? Below are the closest cross-brand color matches to Dark Grey (AK Interactive 3rd Gen) in Vallejo Model Color, Citadel Colour, Reaper MSP, Army Painter Speedpaint, Army Painter Fanatic, Vallejo Diorama FX, Vallejo Weathering Effects, Vallejo Metal Color, Vallejo Hobby Spray, AK Interactive Diorama Series, Vallejo Xpress Color, Vallejo Game Color, Scale75 Scalecolor, Monument Pro Acryl, Vallejo Model Wash, Army Painter Warpaints, AK Interactive Artist Dense Acrylic, 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 Dark 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 2Nuln OilCitadel ColourGreat match
- Shade 1Military ShadeArmy Painter FanaticGreat match
- BaseDark GreyAK Interactive 3rd Gen
- Highlight 1GraphiteAK Interactive 3rd GenGreat match
- Highlight 2Rakarth FleshCitadel 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.