# Grey Knights Steel (Citadel Base) Paint Equivalents

> Grey Knights Steel (Citadel Base) equivalents: Vallejo Semi Matt Aluminium, Army Painter Mithril and Two Thin Coats Blue Steel, by ΔE colour distance.

Canonical: https://lexmechanic.com/paints/citadel-base/grey-knights-steel

§ PAINT · 11th edition

# Grey Knights Steel: Citadel Base metallic, hex #b0bdc6. Its closest equivalents in every other range, nearest first.

Paint

Grey Knights Steel

Range

[Citadel Base](/paints/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 Aluminium](/paints/vallejo-metal/semi-matt-aluminium-77-716) Vallejo Metal Color 77.716 ΔE 5.6

    safe substitute
- ### Army Painter equivalent

    [Mithril](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/mithril) Warpaints Fanatic ΔE 9.5

    approximate
- ### Two Thin Coats equivalent

    [Blue Steel](/paints/two-thin-coats/blue-steel) ΔE 16.0

    ◆ maker’s pick approximate

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](/paints/speedpaint-2)

- [Battleship Grey](/paints/speedpaint-2/battleship-grey) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 4.0
- [Ashen Stone](/paints/speedpaint-2/ashen-stone) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 4.7
- [Pastel Indigo](/paints/speedpaint-2/pastel-indigo) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 7.8

### [Army Painter Warpaints Fanatic](/paints/army-painter-fanatic)

- [Mithril](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/mithril) approximate ΔE 9.5
- [Shining Silver](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/shining-silver) approximate ΔE 16.2
- [Plate Mail Metal](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/plate-mail-metal) approximate ΔE 27.6

### [Army Painter Warpaints Fanatic Wash](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash)

- [Light Tone](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash/light-tone) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 44.3
- [Sepia Tone](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash/sepia-tone) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 50.2
- [Soft Tone](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash/soft-tone) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 51.7

### [Citadel Contrast](/paints/citadel-contrast)

- [Apothecary White](/paints/citadel-contrast/apothecary-white) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 5.4
- [Briar Queen Chill](/paints/citadel-contrast/briar-queen-chill) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 20.4
- [Pylar Glacier](/paints/citadel-contrast/pylar-glacier) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 20.5

### [Citadel Layer](/paints/citadel-layer)

- [Runefang Steel](/paints/citadel-layer/runefang-steel) safe substitute ΔE 4.4
- [Stormhost Silver](/paints/citadel-layer/stormhost-silver) approximate ΔE 9.4
- [Ironbreaker](/paints/citadel-layer/ironbreaker) approximate ΔE 13.7

### [Citadel Shade](/paints/citadel-shade)

- [Soulblight Grey](/paints/citadel-shade/soulblight-grey) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 11.1
- [Poxwalker](/paints/citadel-shade/poxwalker) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 20.1
- [Kroak Green](/paints/citadel-shade/kroak-green) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 23.7

### [Two Thin Coats](/paints/two-thin-coats)

- [Blue Steel](/paints/two-thin-coats/blue-steel) ◆ maker’s pick approximate ΔE 16.0
- [Dwarven Iron](/paints/two-thin-coats/dwarven-iron) approximate ΔE 17.5
- [Platinum Crown](/paints/two-thin-coats/platinum-crown) approximate ΔE 18.4

### [Vallejo Game Air](/paints/vallejo-game-air)

- [Wolf Grey](/paints/vallejo-game-air/wolf-grey-76-047) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 6.7
- [Sunrise Blue](/paints/vallejo-game-air/sunrise-blue-76-118) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 14.1
- [Dead White](/paints/vallejo-game-air/dead-white-76-001) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 16.6

### [Vallejo Game Color](/paints/vallejo-game-color)

- [Dark Gunmetal](/paints/vallejo-game-color/dark-gunmetal-72-054) approximate ΔE 9.8
- [Chainmail](/paints/vallejo-game-color/chainmail-72-053) approximate ΔE 11.3
- [Silver](/paints/vallejo-game-color/silver-72-052) approximate ΔE 13.1

### [Vallejo Mecha Color](/paints/vallejo-mecha)

- [Light Steel](/paints/vallejo-mecha/light-steel-69-064) approximate ΔE 8.6
- [Steel](/paints/vallejo-mecha/steel-69-063) approximate ΔE 17.8
- [Dark Steel](/paints/vallejo-mecha/dark-steel-69-065) approximate ΔE 23.7

### [Vallejo Metal Color](/paints/vallejo-metal)

- [Semi Matt Aluminium](/paints/vallejo-metal/semi-matt-aluminium-77-716) safe substitute ΔE 5.6
- [Dull Aluminium](/paints/vallejo-metal/dull-aluminium-77-717) safe substitute ΔE 6.2
- [White Aluminium](/paints/vallejo-metal/white-aluminium-77-706) safe substitute ΔE 6.3

### [Vallejo Wash](/paints/vallejo-wash)

- [Pale Grey Wash](/paints/vallejo-wash/pale-grey-wash-73-202) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 7.2
- [Light Grey](/paints/vallejo-wash/light-grey-76-515) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 7.2
- [Blue Grey](/paints/vallejo-wash/blue-grey-76-524) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 8.2

### [Vallejo Xpress](/paints/vallejo-xpress)

- [Templar White](/paints/vallejo-xpress/templar-white-72-401) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 7.6
- [Mummy White](/paints/vallejo-xpress/mummy-white-72-449) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 20.5
- [Bag of Bones](/paints/vallejo-xpress/bag-of-bones-72-450) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 25.9

## Also in Citadel Base

- [Grey Seer](/paints/citadel-base/grey-seer) approximate ΔE 7.8
- [Celestra Grey](/paints/citadel-base/celestra-grey) approximate ΔE 10.8
- [Leadbelcher](/paints/citadel-base/leadbelcher) approximate ΔE 12.5

Every pot in [Citadel Base](/paints/citadel-base) has a page like this one. Citadel against the other brands, whole ranges at a time: [Citadel to Vallejo](/paints/citadel-to-vallejo), [Citadel to Army Painter](/paints/citadel-to-army-painter), [Citadel to Two Thin Coats](/paints/citadel-to-two-thin-coats), [Vallejo to Citadel](/paints/vallejo-to-citadel), [Army Painter to Citadel](/paints/army-painter-to-citadel), [Two Thin Coats to Citadel](/paints/two-thin-coats-to-citadel).

[Match it in the tool](/paints#paint=citadel-base-grey-knights-steel)

##  Questions

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.