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Make a free guideLooking 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, AK Interactive Artist Dense Acrylic, 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.
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Shade & highlight partners
Suggested shadow and highlight colors for Diesel Stains, 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 2Dark ShadowReaper MSPGreat match
- Shade 1Burnt UmberAK Interactive 3rd GenGreat match
- BaseDiesel StainsVallejo Weathering Effects
- Highlight 1Stormvermin FurCitadel ColourGreat match
- Highlight 2Weathered StoneReaper MSPGreat 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.