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