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Make a free guideLooking for a Anthracite Grey equivalent? Below are the closest cross-brand color matches to Anthracite Grey (Scale75 Scalecolor) in Army Painter Fanatic, Citadel Colour, Vallejo Metal Color, Vallejo Hobby Spray, Vallejo Model Color, AK Interactive 3rd Gen, Vallejo Game Color, Vallejo Xpress Color, Army Painter Speedpaint, Reaper MSP, Army Painter Colour Primer, Monument Pro Acryl, Vallejo Weathering Effects, Vallejo Diorama FX, AK Interactive Diorama Series, AK Interactive Artist Dense Acrylic, Vallejo Model Wash, 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 Anthracite 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 2Midnight PurpleVallejo Game ColorGreat match
- Shade 1Terrestial TitanArmy Painter FanaticGreat match
- BaseAnthracite GreyScale75 Scalecolor
- Highlight 1Ash GreyArmy Painter FanaticGreat match
- Highlight 2Pale GreyAK Interactive 3rd GenGreat 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.