Looking for a Metal Medium equivalent? Below are the closest cross-brand color matches to Metal Medium (Vallejo Model Color) in Vallejo Game Color, Vallejo Metal Color, Army Painter Fanatic, AK Interactive 3rd Gen, Vallejo Hobby Spray, Citadel Colour, Army Painter Speedpaint, Reaper MSP, Vallejo Diorama FX, AK Interactive Diorama Series, Scale75 Scalecolor, Monument Pro Acryl, Vallejo Xpress Color, Vallejo Game Color Effects, Army Painter Colour Primer, Vallejo Weathering Effects, Army Painter Warpaints, Army Painter Quickshade, Vallejo Model Wash, 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.
Closest match in each brand
Overall closest colors
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Create your free guideMatches 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.