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Make a free guideLooking for a Starship Steel equivalent? Below are the closest cross-brand color matches to Starship Steel (Vallejo Xpress Color) in Vallejo Metal Color, Army Painter Fanatic, Vallejo Model Color, Citadel Colour, Army Painter Colour Primer, Reaper MSP, AK Interactive 3rd Gen, Scale75 Scalecolor, Vallejo Game Color, Monument Pro Acryl, Army Painter Speedpaint, Vallejo Hobby Spray, Vallejo Weathering Effects, Vallejo Diorama FX, AK Interactive Diorama Series, Vallejo Model Wash, AK Interactive Artist Dense Acrylic, Army Painter Warpaints, Army Painter Quickshade, 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 Starship Steel, 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 2Blue ToneArmy Painter FanaticGreat match
- Shade 1Templar BlueReaper MSPGreat match
- BaseStarship SteelVallejo Xpress Color
- Highlight 1IronbreakerCitadel ColourGreat match
- Highlight 2Wolf GreyVallejo Game ColorGreat 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.