# Iron Warriors (Citadel Base) Paint Equivalents

> Iron Warriors (Citadel Base) equivalents: Vallejo Gunmetal Grey, Army Painter Plate Mail Metal and Two Thin Coats Dwarven Iron, by ΔE colour distance.

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

§ PAINT · 11th edition

# Iron Warriors: Citadel Base metallic, hex #706e6b. Its closest equivalents in every other range, nearest first.

Paint

Iron Warriors

Range

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

Finish

metallic

Hex

#706e6b

Hex source

community data

## Iron Warriors 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

    [Gunmetal Grey](/paints/vallejo-metal/gunmetal-grey-77-720) Vallejo Metal Color 77.720 ΔE 2.7

    near match
- ### Army Painter equivalent

    [Plate Mail Metal](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/plate-mail-metal) Warpaints Fanatic ΔE 4.6

    safe substitute
- ### Two Thin Coats equivalent

    [Dwarven Iron](/paints/two-thin-coats/dwarven-iron) ΔE 10.1

    ◆ maker’s pick approximate

Iron Warriors is a metallic paint from Citadel Base. The closest paint in any other range is Gunmetal Grey from Vallejo Metal Color at ΔE 2.7, a near match. Across the 13 other ranges, 1 offer a near match and 3 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)

- [Broadsword Silver](/paints/speedpaint-2/broadsword-silver) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 8.3
- [Polished Silver](/paints/speedpaint-2/polished-silver) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 9.8
- [Enchanted Steel](/paints/speedpaint-2/enchanted-steel) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 10.6

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

- [Plate Mail Metal](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/plate-mail-metal) safe substitute ΔE 4.6
- [True Brass](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/true-brass) safe substitute ΔE 6.5
- [Shining Silver](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/shining-silver) approximate ΔE 10.9

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

- [Soft Tone](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash/soft-tone) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 20.0
- [Dark Skin Shade](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash/dark-skin-shade) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 20.2
- [Light Tone](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash/light-tone) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 21.8

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

- [Aggaros Dunes](/paints/citadel-contrast/aggaros-dunes) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 13.3
- [Garaghak's Sewer](/paints/citadel-contrast/garaghaks-sewer) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 16.9
- [Fyreslayer Flesh](/paints/citadel-contrast/fyreslayer-flesh) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 17.5

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

- [Ironbreaker](/paints/citadel-layer/ironbreaker) approximate ΔE 13.4
- [Brass Scorpion](/paints/citadel-layer/brass-scorpion) approximate ΔE 22.5
- [Sycorax Bronze](/paints/citadel-layer/sycorax-bronze) approximate ΔE 22.7

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

- [Cryptek Armourshade Gloss](/paints/citadel-shade/cryptek-armourshade-gloss) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 11.5
- [Targor Rageshade](/paints/citadel-shade/targor-rageshade) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 18.7
- [Soulblight Grey](/paints/citadel-shade/soulblight-grey) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 19.3

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

- [Dwarven Iron](/paints/two-thin-coats/dwarven-iron) ◆ maker’s pick approximate ΔE 10.1
- [Death Metal](/paints/two-thin-coats/death-metal) safe substitute ΔE 4.4
- [Mythril Blade](/paints/two-thin-coats/mythril-blade) safe substitute ΔE 7.0

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

- [Neutral Grey](/paints/vallejo-game-air/neutral-grey-76-050) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 4.8
- [Sombre Grey](/paints/vallejo-game-air/sombre-grey-76-048) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 11.3
- [Stonewall Grey](/paints/vallejo-game-air/stonewall-grey-76-049) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 15.4

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

- [Tinny Tin](/paints/vallejo-game-color/tinny-tin-72-060) approximate ΔE 29.6
- [Hammered Copper](/paints/vallejo-game-color/hammered-copper-72-059) approximate ΔE 31.1
- [Dark Gunmetal](/paints/vallejo-game-color/dark-gunmetal-72-054) approximate ΔE 32.7

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

- [Dark Steel](/paints/vallejo-mecha/dark-steel-69-065) safe substitute ΔE 3.8
- [Gunmetal](/paints/vallejo-mecha/gunmetal-69-058) safe substitute ΔE 5.1
- [Steel](/paints/vallejo-mecha/steel-69-063) approximate ΔE 11.1

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

- [Gunmetal Grey](/paints/vallejo-metal/gunmetal-grey-77-720) near match ΔE 2.7
- [Steel](/paints/vallejo-metal/steel-77-712) near match ΔE 2.9
- [Jet Exhaust](/paints/vallejo-metal/jet-exhaust-77-713) safe substitute ΔE 4.7

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

- [Off-Grey](/paints/vallejo-wash/off-grey-76-516) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 3.8
- [Oiled Earth](/paints/vallejo-wash/oiled-earth-76-521) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 7.8
- [Umber Wash](/paints/vallejo-wash/umber-wash-73-203) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 10.5

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

- [Wicked Purple](/paints/vallejo-xpress/wicked-purple-72-456) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 8.3
- [Zombie Flesh](/paints/vallejo-xpress/zombie-flesh-72-470) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 11.3
- [Landser Grey](/paints/vallejo-xpress/landser-grey-72-469) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 11.6

## Also in Citadel Base

- [Runelord Brass](/paints/citadel-base/runelord-brass) approximate ΔE 10.7
- [Leadbelcher](/paints/citadel-base/leadbelcher) approximate ΔE 15.0
- [Death Guard Green](/paints/citadel-base/death-guard-green) approximate ΔE 16.1

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-warriors)

##  Questions

What is the Vallejo equivalent of Iron Warriors?

Gunmetal Grey from Vallejo Metal Color, at ΔE 2.7: a near match in the same finish. The two read as one colour on the model.

What is the Army Painter equivalent of Iron Warriors?

Plate Mail Metal from Warpaints Fanatic, at ΔE 4.6: a safe substitute in the same finish.

What is the Two Thin Coats equivalent of Iron Warriors?

Dwarven Iron from Two Thin Coats: the equivalent published by Duncan Rhodes, who makes Two Thin Coats. By colour alone the two sit ΔE 10.1 apart.