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Make a free guideLooking for a German Field Grey equivalent? Below are the closest cross-brand color matches to German Field Grey (AK Interactive 3rd Gen) in Vallejo Model Color, Citadel Colour, Vallejo Game Color, Monument Pro Acryl, Army Painter Fanatic, Reaper MSP, Vallejo Weathering Effects, AK Interactive Diorama Series, Vallejo Diorama FX, Vallejo Model Wash, Vallejo Hobby Spray, Army Painter Speedpaint, AK Interactive Artist Dense Acrylic, Army Painter Warpaints, Vallejo Xpress Color, Scale75 Scalecolor, Army Painter Quickshade, Vallejo Metal Color, 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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Suggested shadow and highlight colors for German Field 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 1Military ShadeArmy Painter FanaticGreat match
- BaseGerman Field GreyAK Interactive 3rd Gen
- Highlight 1German Fieldgrey WWIIVallejo Model ColorGreat match
- Highlight 2Grey CastleArmy Painter FanaticGreat 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.