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Make a free guideLooking for a Magnesium equivalent? Below are the closest cross-brand color matches to Magnesium (Vallejo Metal Color) in Citadel Colour, Vallejo Hobby Spray, Vallejo Model Color, Reaper MSP, Army Painter Fanatic, Scale75 Scalecolor, Army Painter Colour Primer, Army Painter Speedpaint, Vallejo Game Color, Vallejo Xpress Color, AK Interactive 3rd Gen, Vallejo Diorama FX, AK Interactive Diorama Series, Monument Pro Acryl, 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 Magnesium, 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 2Dark GunmetalVallejo Game ColorClose match
- Shade 1Plate Mail MetalArmy Painter FanaticGreat match
- BaseMagnesiumVallejo Metal Color
- Highlight 1Polished SteelArmy Painter FanaticGreat match
- Highlight 2White AluminiumVallejo Metal ColorClose 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.