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