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Make a free guideLooking for a Administratum Grey equivalent? Below are the closest cross-brand color matches to Administratum Grey (Citadel Colour) in Reaper MSP, Army Painter Fanatic, Scale75 Scalecolor, Vallejo Metal Color, Vallejo Game Color, Vallejo Model Color, Vallejo Hobby Spray, Army Painter Colour Primer, Vallejo Xpress Color, Army Painter Speedpaint, Monument Pro Acryl, Vallejo Diorama FX, AK Interactive Diorama Series, AK Interactive 3rd Gen, 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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Shade & highlight partners
Suggested shadow and highlight colors for Administratum 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 2Dark Sea GreenVallejo Model ColorGreat match
- Shade 1Grey GreenVallejo Model ColorGreat match
- BaseAdministratum GreyCitadel Colour
- Highlight 1Stormhost SilverCitadel ColourGreat 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.