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