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Make a free guideLooking for a Chainmail Silver equivalent? Below are the closest cross-brand color matches to Chainmail Silver (Vallejo Game Color) in Reaper MSP, Army Painter Fanatic, Vallejo Metal Color, AK Interactive 3rd Gen, Citadel Colour, Vallejo Hobby Spray, Army Painter Speedpaint, Vallejo Model Color, Vallejo Diorama FX, AK Interactive Diorama Series, Vallejo Xpress Color, Army Painter Colour Primer, Monument Pro Acryl, Scale75 Scalecolor, Vallejo Game Color Effects, AK Interactive Artist Dense Acrylic, 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 Chainmail Silver, 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 2Tainted GoldArmy Painter FanaticGreat match
- Shade 1Tinny TinVallejo Game ColorGreat match
- BaseChainmail SilverVallejo Game Color
- Highlight 1Silver GreyAK Interactive 3rd GenGreat match
- Highlight 2White AluminiumVallejo Metal ColorClose 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.