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Make a free guideLooking for a Brush-On Grey Primer equivalent? Below are the closest cross-brand color matches to Brush-On Grey Primer (Reaper MSP) in Army Painter Speedpaint, AK Interactive 3rd Gen, Vallejo Metal Color, Scale75 Scalecolor, Citadel Colour, Army Painter Fanatic, Vallejo Game Color, Vallejo Model Color, Vallejo Hobby Spray, Monument Pro Acryl, Vallejo Diorama FX, Vallejo Game Color Effects, AK Interactive Diorama Series, Vallejo Xpress Color, AK Interactive Artist Dense Acrylic, Army Painter Colour Primer, Vallejo Weathering Effects, Army Painter Warpaints, 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 Brush-On Grey Primer, 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 2Nighthaunt GloomCitadel ColourGreat match
- Shade 1Gryph-Charger GreyCitadel ColourGreat match
- BaseBrush-On Grey PrimerReaper MSP
- Highlight 1Ulthuan GreyCitadel ColourGreat match
- Highlight 2Pale SandArmy Painter FanaticClose 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.