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Make a free guideLooking for a Shining Silver equivalent? Below are the closest cross-brand color matches to Shining Silver (Army Painter Fanatic) in Vallejo Metal Color, Vallejo Hobby Spray, Vallejo Model Color, Citadel Colour, Army Painter Colour Primer, Vallejo Game Color, Reaper MSP, Army Painter Speedpaint, Scale75 Scalecolor, AK Interactive 3rd Gen, Vallejo Xpress Color, Vallejo Diorama FX, Monument Pro Acryl, AK Interactive Diorama Series, Vallejo Weathering Effects, AK Interactive Artist Dense Acrylic, Vallejo Game Color Effects, Vallejo Model Wash, Army Painter Warpaints, 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 Shining Silver, 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 2Dark GunmetalVallejo Game ColorClose match
- Shade 1Gunmetal GreyVallejo Metal ColorGreat match
- BaseShining SilverArmy Painter Fanatic
- Highlight 1Polished SteelArmy Painter FanaticGreat match
- Highlight 2White AluminiumVallejo Metal 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.