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Make a free guideLooking for a Neutral Grey equivalent? Below are the closest cross-brand color matches to Neutral Grey (Army Painter Fanatic) in Vallejo Metal Color, Citadel Colour, Reaper MSP, Army Painter Colour Primer, Vallejo Xpress Color, Vallejo Game Color, Vallejo Hobby Spray, AK Interactive 3rd Gen, Vallejo Model Color, Scale75 Scalecolor, AK Interactive Diorama Series, Army Painter Speedpaint, Vallejo Diorama FX, Monument Pro Acryl, Vallejo Game Color Effects, Vallejo Weathering 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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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 2Gunship GreenAK Interactive 3rd GenGreat match
- Shade 1GraphiteAK Interactive 3rd GenGreat match
- BaseNeutral GreyArmy Painter Fanatic
- Highlight 1White GreyVallejo Model ColorGreat match
- Highlight 2Cold WhiteVallejo 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.