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