# Iron Hands Steel (Citadel Base) Paint Equivalents

> Iron Hands Steel (Citadel Base) equivalents: Vallejo Pale Burnt Metal, Army Painter Mithril and Two Thin Coats Platinum Crown, by ΔE colour distance.

Canonical: https://lexmechanic.com/paints/citadel-base/iron-hands-steel

§ PAINT · 11th edition

# Iron Hands Steel: Citadel Base metallic, hex #b2a79f. Its closest equivalents in every other range, nearest first.

Paint

Iron Hands Steel

Range

[Citadel Base](/paints/citadel-base)

Finish

metallic

Hex

#b2a79f

Hex source

community data

## Iron Hands Steel equivalents

One paint from each other brand, the closest in colour and finish.

- ### Vallejo equivalent

    [Pale Burnt Metal](/paints/vallejo-metal/pale-burnt-metal-77-704) Vallejo Metal Color 77.704 ΔE 5.9

    safe substitute
- ### Army Painter equivalent

    [Mithril](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/mithril) Warpaints Fanatic ΔE 8.0

    approximate
- ### Two Thin Coats equivalent

    [Platinum Crown](/paints/two-thin-coats/platinum-crown) ΔE 11.4

    approximate

Iron Hands Steel is a metallic paint from Citadel Base. The closest paint in any other range is Canoptek Alloy from Citadel Layer at ΔE 4.7, 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)

- [Ashen Stone](/paints/speedpaint-2/ashen-stone) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 9.5
- [Polished Silver](/paints/speedpaint-2/polished-silver) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 12.0
- [Bony Matter](/paints/speedpaint-2/bony-matter) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 12.1

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

- [Mithril](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/mithril) approximate ΔE 8.0
- [Shining Silver](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/shining-silver) approximate ΔE 13.2
- [Plate Mail Metal](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/plate-mail-metal) approximate ΔE 23.8

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

- [Light Tone](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash/light-tone) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 34.0
- [Sepia Tone](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash/sepia-tone) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 40.2
- [Soft Tone](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash/soft-tone) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 41.7

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

- [Skeleton Horde](/paints/citadel-contrast/skeleton-horde) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 13.0
- [Apothecary White](/paints/citadel-contrast/apothecary-white) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 18.0
- [Iyanden Yellow](/paints/citadel-contrast/iyanden-yellow) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 24.7

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

- [Canoptek Alloy](/paints/citadel-layer/canoptek-alloy) safe substitute ΔE 4.7
- [Sycorax Bronze](/paints/citadel-layer/sycorax-bronze) approximate ΔE 8.6
- [Runefang Steel](/paints/citadel-layer/runefang-steel) approximate ΔE 12.1

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

- [Soulblight Grey](/paints/citadel-shade/soulblight-grey) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 6.6
- [Cryptek Armourshade Gloss](/paints/citadel-shade/cryptek-armourshade-gloss) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 21.4
- [Casandora Yellow](/paints/citadel-shade/casandora-yellow) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 23.3

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

- [Platinum Crown](/paints/two-thin-coats/platinum-crown) approximate ΔE 11.4
- [Dwarven Iron](/paints/two-thin-coats/dwarven-iron) approximate ΔE 11.6
- [Chaos Bronze](/paints/two-thin-coats/chaos-bronze) approximate ΔE 12.2

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

- [Stonewall Grey](/paints/vallejo-game-air/stonewall-grey-76-049) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 7.6
- [Pale Flesh](/paints/vallejo-game-air/pale-flesh-76-003) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 12.0
- [Bone White](/paints/vallejo-game-air/bone-white-76-034) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 13.2

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

- [Tinny Tin](/paints/vallejo-game-color/tinny-tin-72-060) approximate ΔE 9.8
- [Hammered Copper](/paints/vallejo-game-color/hammered-copper-72-059) approximate ΔE 10.6
- [Brassy Brass](/paints/vallejo-game-color/brassy-brass-72-058) approximate ΔE 12.9

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

- [Steel](/paints/vallejo-mecha/steel-69-063) approximate ΔE 12.0
- [Light Steel](/paints/vallejo-mecha/light-steel-69-064) approximate ΔE 14.8
- [Dark Steel](/paints/vallejo-mecha/dark-steel-69-065) approximate ΔE 19.4

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

- [Pale Burnt Metal](/paints/vallejo-metal/pale-burnt-metal-77-704) safe substitute ΔE 5.9
- [Duraluminium](/paints/vallejo-metal/duraluminium-77-702) safe substitute ΔE 6.0
- [Aluminium](/paints/vallejo-metal/aluminium-77-701) safe substitute ΔE 6.0

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

- [Light Grey](/paints/vallejo-wash/light-grey-76-515) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 9.0
- [Pale Grey Wash](/paints/vallejo-wash/pale-grey-wash-73-202) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 12.4
- [Blue Grey](/paints/vallejo-wash/blue-grey-76-524) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 13.6

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

- [Mummy White](/paints/vallejo-xpress/mummy-white-72-449) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 9.8
- [Templar White](/paints/vallejo-xpress/templar-white-72-401) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 11.7
- [Bag of Bones](/paints/vallejo-xpress/bag-of-bones-72-450) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 14.2

## Also in Citadel Base

- [Rakarth Flesh](/paints/citadel-base/rakarth-flesh) approximate ΔE 7.2
- [Grey Seer](/paints/citadel-base/grey-seer) approximate ΔE 7.7
- [Leadbelcher](/paints/citadel-base/leadbelcher) approximate ΔE 8.2

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-iron-hands-steel)

##  Questions

What is the Vallejo equivalent of Iron Hands Steel?

Pale Burnt Metal from Vallejo Metal Color, at ΔE 5.9: a safe substitute in the same finish.

What is the Army Painter equivalent of Iron Hands Steel?

Mithril from Warpaints Fanatic, at ΔE 8.0: the nearest metallic paint from Army Painter, though only an approximate match.

What is the Two Thin Coats equivalent of Iron Hands Steel?

Platinum Crown from Two Thin Coats, at ΔE 11.4: the nearest metallic paint from Two Thin Coats, though only an approximate match.