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Make a free guideLooking for a Mechanicus Standard Grey equivalent? Below are the closest cross-brand color matches to Mechanicus Standard Grey (Citadel Colour) in Vallejo Model Color, Monument Pro Acryl, Vallejo Hobby Spray, Army Painter Speedpaint, Vallejo Xpress Color, Scale75 Scalecolor, Army Painter Fanatic, Reaper MSP, Vallejo Game Color, AK Interactive 3rd Gen, Vallejo Metal Color, AK Interactive Diorama Series, Vallejo Weathering Effects, Vallejo Diorama FX, Vallejo Model Wash, Army Painter Colour Primer, Army Painter Warpaints, Army Painter Quickshade, AK Interactive Artist Dense Acrylic, Vallejo Game Color Effects, 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 Mechanicus Standard 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 2Nightmare BlackReaper MSPGreat match
- Shade 1Light Prussian BlueAK Interactive 3rd GenGreat match
- BaseMechanicus Standard GreyCitadel Colour
- Highlight 1Neutral GreyVallejo Model ColorGreat match
- Highlight 2Celestra GreyCitadel ColourGreat 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.