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Make a free guideLooking for a Neutral Grey equivalent? Below are the closest cross-brand color matches to Neutral Grey (Vallejo Game Color) in Army Painter Colour Primer, Vallejo Model Color, Vallejo Metal Color, Army Painter Fanatic, Army Painter Speedpaint, Citadel Colour, AK Interactive 3rd Gen, Scale75 Scalecolor, Vallejo Hobby Spray, Reaper MSP, Vallejo Xpress Color, Monument Pro Acryl, Vallejo Diorama FX, Vallejo Weathering Effects, AK Interactive Diorama Series, AK Interactive Artist Dense Acrylic, Vallejo Game Color Effects, Vallejo Model Wash, Army Painter Warpaints, Army Painter Quickshade, 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 Neutral 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 2Command GreenAK Interactive 3rd GenGreat match
- Shade 1German Fieldgrey WWIIVallejo Model ColorGreat match
- BaseNeutral GreyVallejo Game Color
- Highlight 1Gargoyle GreyArmy Painter FanaticGreat match
- Highlight 2Valdor GoldCitadel ColourGreat 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.