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Make a free guideLooking for a Grimy Grey equivalent? Below are the closest cross-brand color matches to Grimy Grey (AK Interactive 3rd Gen) in Army Painter Speedpaint, Vallejo Model Color, AK Interactive Diorama Series, Vallejo Diorama FX, Vallejo Game Color, Reaper MSP, Vallejo Xpress Color, Vallejo Hobby Spray, Citadel Colour, Army Painter Fanatic, Monument Pro Acryl, AK Interactive Artist Dense Acrylic, Scale75 Scalecolor, Army Painter Warpaints, Vallejo Game Color Effects, Army Painter Colour Primer, Vallejo Weathering Effects, Army Painter Quickshade, Vallejo Metal Color, Vallejo Model Wash, 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 Grimy 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 2Death Guard GreenCitadel ColourGreat match
- Shade 1Decomposed FleshAK Interactive 3rd GenGreat match
- BaseGrimy GreyAK Interactive 3rd Gen
- Highlight 1IvoryAK Interactive 3rd GenGreat match
- Highlight 2Off-WhiteVallejo Game ColorGreat 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.