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Make a free guideLooking for a White Aluminium equivalent? Below are the closest cross-brand color matches to White Aluminium (Vallejo Metal Color) in Reaper MSP, Army Painter Fanatic, Vallejo Game Color, Vallejo Model Color, AK Interactive 3rd Gen, Army Painter Speedpaint, Citadel Colour, Vallejo Hobby Spray, Scale75 Scalecolor, Vallejo Diorama FX, AK Interactive Diorama Series, Vallejo Game Color Effects, Monument Pro Acryl, Vallejo Xpress Color, AK Interactive Artist Dense Acrylic, Army Painter Colour Primer, 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 White Aluminium, 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 2SteelVallejo Metal ColorClose match
- Shade 1MithrilArmy Painter FanaticGreat match
- BaseWhite AluminiumVallejo Metal Color
- Highlight 1SilverVallejo Game ColorClose match
- Highlight 2SilverVallejo Model 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.