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Make a free guideLooking for a Panzer Grey equivalent? Below are the closest cross-brand color matches to Panzer Grey (Vallejo Hobby Spray) in Citadel Colour, Army Painter Fanatic, Vallejo Xpress Color, Vallejo Model Color, Army Painter Speedpaint, Vallejo Metal Color, Reaper MSP, Scale75 Scalecolor, AK Interactive 3rd Gen, Monument Pro Acryl, Vallejo Game Color, AK Interactive Diorama Series, Vallejo Diorama FX, Vallejo Weathering Effects, Vallejo Model Wash, Army Painter Colour Primer, Army Painter Warpaints, Army Painter Quickshade, AK Interactive Artist Dense Acrylic, 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 Panzer 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 2Nightmare BlackReaper MSPGreat match
- Shade 1Dark Blue ToneArmy Painter FanaticGreat match
- BasePanzer GreyVallejo Hobby Spray
- Highlight 1Grey Knights SteelCitadel ColourGreat match
- Highlight 2IronbreakerCitadel 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.