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