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Make a free guideLooking for a Longbeard Grey equivalent? Below are the closest cross-brand color matches to Longbeard Grey (Citadel Colour) in Army Painter Speedpaint, Scale75 Scalecolor, Reaper MSP, Monument Pro Acryl, Army Painter Fanatic, AK Interactive 3rd Gen, Vallejo Xpress Color, Vallejo Game Color Effects, Vallejo Game Color, Vallejo Diorama FX, Vallejo Model Color, AK Interactive Artist Dense Acrylic, AK Interactive Diorama Series, Vallejo Hobby Spray, Army Painter Colour Primer, Vallejo Metal Color, Army Painter Warpaints, Vallejo Weathering Effects, Army Painter Quickshade, Vallejo Model Wash, 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 Longbeard 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 2Plague GreenVallejo Xpress ColorGreat match
- Shade 1Zombie FleshVallejo Xpress ColorGreat match
- BaseLongbeard GreyCitadel Colour
- Highlight 1Off-WhiteVallejo Game ColorGreat 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.