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Make a free guideLooking for a Gloss Black equivalent? Below are the closest cross-brand color matches to Gloss Black (Vallejo Model Color) in Reaper MSP, Citadel Colour, Army Painter Speedpaint, AK Interactive 3rd Gen, Vallejo Game Color, Vallejo Model Wash, Army Painter Fanatic, Army Painter Colour Primer, Scale75 Scalecolor, Vallejo Hobby Spray, AK Interactive Artist Dense Acrylic, Monument Pro Acryl, Vallejo Weathering Effects, Army Painter Quickshade, Vallejo Diorama FX, Vallejo Xpress Color, Army Painter Warpaints, AK Interactive Diorama Series, Vallejo Metal Color, 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 Gloss Black, 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 2Brush-On Black PrimerReaper MSPGreat match
- Shade 1Matt BlackArmy Painter FanaticGreat match
- BaseGloss BlackVallejo Model Color
- Highlight 1German GreyAK Interactive 3rd GenGreat match
- Highlight 2German Fieldgrey WWIIVallejo 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.