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Make a free guideLooking for a Silver equivalent? Below are the closest cross-brand color matches to Silver (Vallejo Metal Color) in Army Painter Fanatic, Vallejo Game Color, Vallejo Model Color, Vallejo Hobby Spray, AK Interactive 3rd Gen, Army Painter Speedpaint, Reaper MSP, Citadel Colour, Vallejo Diorama FX, Scale75 Scalecolor, AK Interactive Diorama Series, Vallejo Xpress Color, Monument Pro Acryl, Army Painter Colour Primer, Vallejo Game Color Effects, AK Interactive Artist Dense Acrylic, Vallejo Weathering Effects, Army Painter Warpaints, Army Painter Quickshade, Vallejo Model Wash, 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 Silver, 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 2Plate Mail MetalArmy Painter FanaticClose match
- Shade 1Shining SilverArmy Painter FanaticGreat match
- BaseSilverVallejo Metal Color
- Highlight 1White AluminiumVallejo Metal ColorClose match
- Highlight 2Polished SteelArmy Painter FanaticRough 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.