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Make a free guideLooking for a Neutral Grey equivalent? Below are the closest cross-brand color matches to Neutral Grey (AK Interactive 3rd Gen) in Citadel Colour, Vallejo Model Color, Vallejo Hobby Spray, Scale75 Scalecolor, Reaper MSP, Army Painter Fanatic, Vallejo Xpress Color, Vallejo Metal Color, Army Painter Colour Primer, Vallejo Game Color, Army Painter Speedpaint, Monument Pro Acryl, Vallejo Weathering Effects, Vallejo Diorama FX, AK Interactive Diorama Series, AK Interactive Artist Dense Acrylic, Vallejo Model Wash, Army Painter Warpaints, Vallejo Game Color Effects, Army Painter Quickshade, 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 Neutral 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 2Green ToneArmy Painter FanaticGreat match
- Shade 1Dark Green-GreyAK Interactive 3rd GenGreat match
- BaseNeutral GreyAK Interactive 3rd Gen
- Highlight 1Grey CastleArmy Painter FanaticGreat match
- Highlight 2White GreyVallejo Model 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.