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Make a free guideLooking for a Dark Grey equivalent? Below are the closest cross-brand color matches to Dark Grey (Vallejo Model Color) in Vallejo Xpress Color, Army Painter Fanatic, Citadel Colour, Army Painter Speedpaint, AK Interactive 3rd Gen, Vallejo Metal Color, Scale75 Scalecolor, Vallejo Hobby Spray, Reaper MSP, Monument Pro Acryl, Vallejo Game Color, Army Painter Colour Primer, Vallejo Weathering Effects, Vallejo Diorama FX, AK Interactive Diorama Series, Vallejo Model Wash, AK Interactive Artist Dense Acrylic, Army Painter Warpaints, 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 Dark 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 2Dark Blue ToneArmy Painter FanaticGreat match
- Shade 1Scarab GreenArmy Painter FanaticGreat match
- BaseDark GreyVallejo Model Color
- Highlight 1Stonewall GreyVallejo Game ColorGreat match
- Highlight 2Bright Neutral GreyMonument Pro AcrylGreat 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.