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Make a free guideLooking for a Grey Castle equivalent? Below are the closest cross-brand color matches to Grey Castle (Army Painter Fanatic) in Scale75 Scalecolor, Citadel Colour, Vallejo Metal Color, Reaper MSP, Army Painter Speedpaint, Vallejo Model Color, Vallejo Hobby Spray, Vallejo Game Color, AK Interactive 3rd Gen, Vallejo Diorama FX, AK Interactive Diorama Series, Army Painter Colour Primer, Vallejo Xpress Color, Monument Pro Acryl, Vallejo Weathering Effects, Vallejo Game Color Effects, AK Interactive Artist Dense Acrylic, Army Painter Warpaints, Vallejo Model Wash, 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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Suggested shadow and highlight colors for Grey Castle, 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 2Military GreenReaper MSPGreat match
- Shade 1Mummified GrimeArmy Painter SpeedpaintGreat match
- BaseGrey CastleArmy Painter Fanatic
- Highlight 1Worn StoneArmy Painter FanaticGreat match
- Highlight 2Pale SandArmy 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.