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Make a free guideLooking for a Medium Grey equivalent? Below are the closest cross-brand color matches to Medium Grey (AK Interactive 3rd Gen) in Army Painter Fanatic, Vallejo Model Color, Monument Pro Acryl, AK Interactive Diorama Series, Vallejo Diorama FX, Reaper MSP, Citadel Colour, Army Painter Colour Primer, Army Painter Speedpaint, Scale75 Scalecolor, Vallejo Game Color Effects, Vallejo Game Color, Vallejo Xpress Color, Vallejo Hobby Spray, Vallejo Metal Color, AK Interactive Artist Dense Acrylic, Vallejo Weathering Effects, Army Painter Warpaints, Army Painter Quickshade, 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 Medium 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 2GreenAK Interactive Artist Dense AcrylicGreat match
- Shade 1Ghoul SkinReaper MSPGreat match
- BaseMedium GreyAK Interactive 3rd Gen
- Highlight 1Pale SandArmy Painter FanaticGreat 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.