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Make a free guideLooking for a Engine Grime equivalent? Below are the closest cross-brand color matches to Engine Grime (Vallejo Weathering Effects) in Army Painter Fanatic, Army Painter Warpaints, Vallejo Model Wash, Vallejo Diorama FX, AK Interactive 3rd Gen, Citadel Colour, AK Interactive Diorama Series, Monument Pro Acryl, Army Painter Quickshade, Scale75 Scalecolor, Reaper MSP, Vallejo Model Color, AK Interactive Artist Dense Acrylic, Vallejo Game Color, Army Painter Speedpaint, Vallejo Xpress Color, Vallejo Metal Color, Vallejo Hobby Spray, 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 Engine Grime, 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 Prussian BlueAK Interactive 3rd GenGreat match
- Shade 1Grim BrownAK Interactive 3rd GenGreat match
- BaseEngine GrimeVallejo Weathering Effects
- Highlight 1Shadowed StoneReaper MSPGreat match
- Highlight 2Rainy GreyScale75 ScalecolorGreat 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.