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Make a free guideLooking for a Sombre Grey equivalent? Below are the closest cross-brand color matches to Sombre Grey (Vallejo Game Color) in AK Interactive 3rd Gen, Monument Pro Acryl, Scale75 Scalecolor, Vallejo Metal Color, Vallejo Hobby Spray, Vallejo Xpress Color, Army Painter Speedpaint, Army Painter Fanatic, Vallejo Model Color, Citadel Colour, Reaper MSP, Army Painter Colour Primer, AK Interactive Diorama Series, Vallejo Weathering Effects, Vallejo Model Wash, Vallejo Diorama FX, Army Painter Warpaints, AK Interactive Artist Dense Acrylic, 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 Sombre 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 2Imperial BlueAK Interactive 3rd GenGreat match
- Shade 1Blue WashVallejo Model WashGreat match
- BaseSombre GreyVallejo Game Color
- Highlight 1Ash GreyArmy Painter FanaticGreat match
- Highlight 2Pale Grey BlueVallejo Model ColorGreat 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.