§ PAINT · 11th edition
Grey Knights SteelCitadel Base metallic, hex #b0bdc6. Its closest equivalents in every other range, nearest first.
- Paint
- Grey Knights Steel
- Range
- Citadel Base
- Finish
- metallic
- Hex
- #b0bdc6
- Hex source
- community data
Grey Knights Steel equivalents
One paint from each other brand: Duncan Rhodes’s own pick where there is one, otherwise the closest in colour and finish.
Vallejo equivalent
Semi Matt AluminiumVallejo Metal Color77.716ΔE 5.6safe substituteArmy Painter equivalent
MithrilWarpaints FanaticΔE 9.5approximateTwo Thin Coats equivalent
Blue SteelΔE 16.0◆ maker’s pickapproximate
Grey Knights Steel is a metallic paint from Citadel Base. The closest paint in any other range is Runefang Steel from Citadel Layer at ΔE 4.4, a safe substitute. Across the 13 other ranges, none offer a near match and 2 a safe substitute in the same finish; the rest are approximate or a different finish.
Closest matches
Army Painter Speedpaint 2.0
- Battleship Grey⚠ cross-finishΔE 4.0
- Ashen Stone⚠ cross-finishΔE 4.7
- Pastel Indigo⚠ cross-finishΔE 7.8
Army Painter Warpaints Fanatic
- MithrilapproximateΔE 9.5
- Shining SilverapproximateΔE 16.2
- Plate Mail MetalapproximateΔE 27.6
Army Painter Warpaints Fanatic Wash
- Light Tone⚠ cross-finishΔE 44.3
- Sepia Tone⚠ cross-finishΔE 50.2
- Soft Tone⚠ cross-finishΔE 51.7
Citadel Contrast
- Apothecary White⚠ cross-finishΔE 5.4
- Briar Queen Chill⚠ cross-finishΔE 20.4
- Pylar Glacier⚠ cross-finishΔE 20.5
Citadel Layer
- Runefang Steelsafe substituteΔE 4.4
- Stormhost SilverapproximateΔE 9.4
- IronbreakerapproximateΔE 13.7
Citadel Shade
- Soulblight Grey⚠ cross-finishΔE 11.1
- Poxwalker⚠ cross-finishΔE 20.1
- Kroak Green⚠ cross-finishΔE 23.7
Two Thin Coats
- Blue Steel◆ maker’s pickapproximateΔE 16.0
- Dwarven IronapproximateΔE 17.5
- Platinum CrownapproximateΔE 18.4
Vallejo Game Air
- Wolf Grey⚠ cross-finishΔE 6.7
- Sunrise Blue⚠ cross-finishΔE 14.1
- Dead White⚠ cross-finishΔE 16.6
Vallejo Game Color
- Dark GunmetalapproximateΔE 9.8
- ChainmailapproximateΔE 11.3
- SilverapproximateΔE 13.1
Vallejo Mecha Color
- Light SteelapproximateΔE 8.6
- SteelapproximateΔE 17.8
- Dark SteelapproximateΔE 23.7
Vallejo Metal Color
- Semi Matt Aluminiumsafe substituteΔE 5.6
- Dull Aluminiumsafe substituteΔE 6.2
- White Aluminiumsafe substituteΔE 6.3
Vallejo Wash
- Pale Grey Wash⚠ cross-finishΔE 7.2
- Light Grey⚠ cross-finishΔE 7.2
- Blue Grey⚠ cross-finishΔE 8.2
Vallejo Xpress
- Templar White⚠ cross-finishΔE 7.6
- Mummy White⚠ cross-finishΔE 20.5
- Bag of Bones⚠ cross-finishΔE 25.9
Also in Citadel Base
- Grey SeerapproximateΔE 7.8
- Celestra GreyapproximateΔE 10.8
- LeadbelcherapproximateΔE 12.5
Every pot in Citadel Base has a page like this one. Citadel against the other brands, whole ranges at a time: Citadel to Vallejo, Citadel to Army Painter, Citadel to Two Thin Coats, Vallejo to Citadel, Army Painter to Citadel, Two Thin Coats to Citadel.
Match it in the toolQuestions
- What is the Vallejo equivalent of Grey Knights Steel?
- Semi Matt Aluminium from Vallejo Metal Color, at ΔE 5.6: a safe substitute in the same finish.
- What is the Army Painter equivalent of Grey Knights Steel?
- Mithril from Warpaints Fanatic, at ΔE 9.5: the nearest metallic paint from Army Painter, though only an approximate match.
- What is the Two Thin Coats equivalent of Grey Knights Steel?
- Blue Steel from Two Thin Coats: the equivalent published by Duncan Rhodes, who makes Two Thin Coats. By colour alone the two sit ΔE 16.0 apart.