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Make a free guideLooking for a Ratling Grime equivalent? Below are the closest cross-brand color matches to Ratling Grime (Citadel Colour) in AK Interactive Diorama Series, Vallejo Weathering Effects, Vallejo Model Color, Vallejo Diorama FX, Reaper MSP, AK Interactive 3rd Gen, Vallejo Hobby Spray, Army Painter Fanatic, Army Painter Colour Primer, Vallejo Xpress Color, Army Painter Speedpaint, Monument Pro Acryl, Vallejo Game Color, Vallejo Metal Color, Scale75 Scalecolor, Vallejo Model Wash, AK Interactive Artist Dense Acrylic, Army Painter Warpaints, Army Painter Quickshade, 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 Ratling Grime, 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 2Grim BrownAK Interactive 3rd GenGreat match
- Shade 1US Dark GreenAK Interactive 3rd GenGreat match
- BaseRatling GrimeCitadel Colour
- Highlight 1Rainy GreyScale75 ScalecolorGreat match
- Highlight 2Great Hall GreyArmy 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.