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Make a free guideLooking for a Grey Liner equivalent? Below are the closest cross-brand color matches to Grey Liner (Reaper MSP) in Vallejo Game Color, Scale75 Scalecolor, AK Interactive Diorama Series, Monument Pro Acryl, Citadel Colour, Vallejo Model Color, Vallejo Diorama FX, Vallejo Weathering Effects, Vallejo Xpress Color, Vallejo Model Wash, Army Painter Fanatic, AK Interactive 3rd Gen, Vallejo Metal Color, Army Painter Speedpaint, Army Painter Quickshade, Army Painter Warpaints, AK Interactive Artist Dense Acrylic, Vallejo Hobby Spray, Army Painter Colour Primer, 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 Grey Liner, 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 2Matt BlackArmy Painter FanaticGreat match
- Shade 1Strong ToneArmy Painter FanaticGreat match
- BaseGrey LinerReaper MSP
- Highlight 1German Fieldgrey WWIIVallejo Model ColorGreat match
- Highlight 2Rainy GreyScale75 ScalecolorGreat 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.