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Make a free guideLooking for a Basalt Grey equivalent? Below are the closest cross-brand color matches to Basalt Grey (Vallejo Model Color) in AK Interactive 3rd Gen, Army Painter Speedpaint, Vallejo Xpress Color, Citadel Colour, Vallejo Metal Color, Vallejo Hobby Spray, Army Painter Fanatic, Reaper MSP, Monument Pro Acryl, Scale75 Scalecolor, Vallejo Game Color, Vallejo Weathering Effects, Vallejo Diorama FX, AK Interactive Diorama Series, Army Painter Colour Primer, Vallejo Model Wash, Army Painter Warpaints, AK Interactive Artist Dense Acrylic, Army Painter Quickshade, 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 Basalt 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 2Strong Dark BlueAK Interactive 3rd GenGreat match
- Shade 1Ocean BlueAK Interactive 3rd GenGreat match
- BaseBasalt GreyVallejo Model Color
- Highlight 1Medium Sea GreyVallejo Model ColorGreat match
- Highlight 2Sky GreyVallejo Model ColorGreat 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.