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Make a free guideLooking for a German Fieldgrey WWII equivalent? Below are the closest cross-brand color matches to German Fieldgrey WWII (Vallejo Model Color) in Vallejo Hobby Spray, AK Interactive 3rd Gen, Vallejo Weathering Effects, Reaper MSP, Army Painter Speedpaint, Army Painter Fanatic, Citadel Colour, Vallejo Xpress Color, Army Painter Colour Primer, AK Interactive Diorama Series, Vallejo Metal Color, Scale75 Scalecolor, Vallejo Game Color, Vallejo Diorama FX, Monument Pro Acryl, 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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Suggested shadow and highlight colors for German Fieldgrey WWII, 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 2Black GreenAK Interactive 3rd GenGreat match
- Shade 1Green WashVallejo Model WashGreat match
- BaseGerman Fieldgrey WWIIVallejo Model Color
- Highlight 1Grey CastleArmy Painter FanaticGreat match
- Highlight 2Great Hall GreyArmy 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.