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Make a free guideLooking for a Grey Knights Steel equivalent? Below are the closest cross-brand color matches to Grey Knights Steel (Citadel Colour) in Army Painter Colour Primer, Vallejo Metal Color, Army Painter Fanatic, Army Painter Speedpaint, Vallejo Model Color, Vallejo Xpress Color, Vallejo Game Color, Reaper MSP, AK Interactive 3rd Gen, Vallejo Hobby Spray, Scale75 Scalecolor, Monument Pro Acryl, AK Interactive Diorama Series, Vallejo Diorama FX, Vallejo Weathering Effects, AK Interactive Artist Dense Acrylic, Vallejo Model Wash, Vallejo Game Color Effects, 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 Grey Knights Steel, 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 2Triumphant NavyArmy Painter FanaticGreat match
- Shade 1The FangCitadel ColourGreat match
- BaseGrey Knights SteelCitadel Colour
- Highlight 1Pale Grey BlueVallejo Model ColorGreat match
- Highlight 2Brush-On Grey PrimerReaper MSPGreat 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.