# Leadbelcher (Citadel Base) Paint Equivalents // Lexmechanic

> Leadbelcher (Citadel Base) equivalents: Vallejo Dark Aluminium, Army Painter Mithril and Two Thin Coats Sir Coates Silver, by ΔE colour distance.

Canonical: https://lexmechanic.com/paints/citadel-base/leadbelcher

§ PAINT · 11th edition

# Leadbelcher: Citadel Base metallic, hex #969696. Its closest equivalents in every other range, nearest first.

Paint

Leadbelcher

Range

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

Finish

metallic

Hex

#969696

Hex source

community data

## Leadbelcher 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

    [Dark Aluminium](/paints/vallejo-metal/dark-aluminium-77-703) Vallejo Metal Color 77.703 ΔE 1.3

    near match
- ### Army Painter equivalent

    [Mithril](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/mithril) Warpaints Fanatic ΔE 3.6

    safe substitute
- ### Two Thin Coats equivalent

    [Sir Coates Silver](/paints/two-thin-coats/sir-coates-silver) ΔE 28.3

    ◆ maker’s pick approximate

Leadbelcher is a metallic paint from Citadel Base. The closest paint in any other range is Dark Aluminium from Vallejo Metal Color at ΔE 1.3, a near match. Across the 13 other ranges, 1 offer a near match and 4 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)

- [Polished Silver](/paints/speedpaint-2/polished-silver) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 5.9
- [Ashen Stone](/paints/speedpaint-2/ashen-stone) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 10.4
- [Battleship Grey](/paints/speedpaint-2/battleship-grey) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 14.4

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

- [Mithril](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/mithril) safe substitute ΔE 3.6
- [Shining Silver](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/shining-silver) safe substitute ΔE 5.3
- [Plate Mail Metal](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/plate-mail-metal) approximate ΔE 17.0

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

- [Light Tone](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash/light-tone) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 32.0
- [Soft Tone](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash/soft-tone) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 35.1
- [Dark Skin Shade](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash/dark-skin-shade) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 35.8

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

- [Skeleton Horde](/paints/citadel-contrast/skeleton-horde) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 15.0
- [Apothecary White](/paints/citadel-contrast/apothecary-white) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 15.5
- [Nighthaunt Gloom](/paints/citadel-contrast/nighthaunt-gloom) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 19.1

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

- [Ironbreaker](/paints/citadel-layer/ironbreaker) safe substitute ΔE 4.2
- [Canoptek Alloy](/paints/citadel-layer/canoptek-alloy) approximate ΔE 12.0
- [Runefang Steel](/paints/citadel-layer/runefang-steel) approximate ΔE 14.2

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

- [Soulblight Grey](/paints/citadel-shade/soulblight-grey) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 5.4
- [Cryptek Armourshade Gloss](/paints/citadel-shade/cryptek-armourshade-gloss) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 18.4
- [Poxwalker](/paints/citadel-shade/poxwalker) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 18.6

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

- [Sir Coates Silver](/paints/two-thin-coats/sir-coates-silver) ◆ maker’s pick approximate ΔE 28.3
- [Dwarven Iron](/paints/two-thin-coats/dwarven-iron) safe substitute ΔE 5.3
- [Blue Steel](/paints/two-thin-coats/blue-steel) approximate ΔE 7.7

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

- [Stonewall Grey](/paints/vallejo-game-air/stonewall-grey-76-049) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 7.6
- [Wolf Grey](/paints/vallejo-game-air/wolf-grey-76-047) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 16.8
- [Neutral Grey](/paints/vallejo-game-air/neutral-grey-76-050) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 16.8

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

- [Tinny Tin](/paints/vallejo-game-color/tinny-tin-72-060) approximate ΔE 15.9
- [Hammered Copper](/paints/vallejo-game-color/hammered-copper-72-059) approximate ΔE 17.5
- [Dark Gunmetal](/paints/vallejo-game-color/dark-gunmetal-72-054) approximate ΔE 18.3

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

- [Steel](/paints/vallejo-mecha/steel-69-063) safe substitute ΔE 6.3
- [Dark Steel](/paints/vallejo-mecha/dark-steel-69-065) approximate ΔE 12.5
- [Light Steel](/paints/vallejo-mecha/light-steel-69-064) approximate ΔE 17.6

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

- [Dark Aluminium](/paints/vallejo-metal/dark-aluminium-77-703) near match ΔE 1.3
- [Silver](/paints/vallejo-metal/silver-77-724) safe substitute ΔE 3.2
- [Duraluminium](/paints/vallejo-metal/duraluminium-77-702) safe substitute ΔE 4.4

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

- [Blue Grey](/paints/vallejo-wash/blue-grey-76-524) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 7.9
- [Light Grey](/paints/vallejo-wash/light-grey-76-515) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 12.9
- [Pale Grey Wash](/paints/vallejo-wash/pale-grey-wash-73-202) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 15.3

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

- [Templar White](/paints/vallejo-xpress/templar-white-72-401) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 15.5
- [Mummy White](/paints/vallejo-xpress/mummy-white-72-449) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 17.2
- [Zombie Flesh](/paints/vallejo-xpress/zombie-flesh-72-470) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 18.9

## Also in Citadel Base

- [Grey Seer](/paints/citadel-base/grey-seer) safe substitute ΔE 4.8
- [Rakarth Flesh](/paints/citadel-base/rakarth-flesh) safe substitute ΔE 6.0
- [Iron Hands Steel](/paints/citadel-base/iron-hands-steel) 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).

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##  Questions

What is the Vallejo equivalent of Leadbelcher?

Dark Aluminium from Vallejo Metal Color, at ΔE 1.3: a near match in the same finish. The two read as one colour on the model.

What is the Army Painter equivalent of Leadbelcher?

Mithril from Warpaints Fanatic, at ΔE 3.6: a safe substitute in the same finish.

What is the Two Thin Coats equivalent of Leadbelcher?

Sir Coates Silver from Two Thin Coats: the equivalent published by Duncan Rhodes, who makes Two Thin Coats. By colour alone the two sit ΔE 28.3 apart.