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Make a free guideLooking for a Dark Gunmetal equivalent? Below are the closest cross-brand color matches to Dark Gunmetal (Vallejo Game Color) in Reaper MSP, AK Interactive 3rd Gen, Vallejo Model Color, Scale75 Scalecolor, Monument Pro Acryl, AK Interactive Diorama Series, Army Painter Speedpaint, Citadel Colour, Vallejo Metal Color, Army Painter Fanatic, Vallejo Xpress Color, Vallejo Hobby Spray, Vallejo Diorama FX, Vallejo Weathering Effects, Vallejo Model Wash, AK Interactive Artist Dense Acrylic, Army Painter Quickshade, Army Painter Warpaints, 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 Dark Gunmetal, 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 2Rough IronArmy Painter FanaticRough match
- Shade 1Death MetalArmy Painter FanaticClose match
- BaseDark GunmetalVallejo Game Color
- Highlight 1Plate Mail MetalArmy Painter FanaticGreat match
- Highlight 2Shining SilverArmy 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.