§ PAINT · 11th edition
Mechanicus Standard GreyCitadel Base opaque, hex #39484a. Its closest equivalents in every other range, nearest first.
- Paint
- Mechanicus Standard Grey
- Range
- Citadel Base
- Finish
- opaque
- Hex
- #39484a
- Hex source
- community data
Mechanicus Standard Grey 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
Heavy Black GreenVallejo Game Color72.147ΔE 4.7safe substituteArmy Painter equivalent
Scarab GreenWarpaints FanaticΔE 7.2approximateTwo Thin Coats equivalent
Dungeon Stone GreyΔE 10.5◆ maker’s pickapproximate
Mechanicus Standard Grey is an opaque paint from Citadel Base. The closest paint in any other range is Hydra Green from Two Thin Coats at ΔE 3.0, a near match. Across the 13 other ranges, 1 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
- Enchanted Steel⚠ cross-finishΔE 6.6
- Tyrian Navy⚠ cross-finishΔE 6.7
- Gravelord Grey⚠ cross-finishΔE 6.7
Army Painter Warpaints Fanatic
- Scarab GreenapproximateΔE 7.2
- Night SkyapproximateΔE 10.1
- Tundra TaupeapproximateΔE 10.4
Army Painter Warpaints Fanatic Wash
- Green Tone⚠ cross-finishΔE 13.1
- Dark Tone⚠ cross-finishΔE 14.3
- Dark Blue Tone⚠ cross-finishΔE 15.4
Citadel Contrast
- Ratling Grime⚠ cross-finishΔE 9.8
- Akhelian Green⚠ cross-finishΔE 10.6
- Terradon Turquoise⚠ cross-finishΔE 11.8
Citadel Layer
- Dark Reapersafe substituteΔE 4.3
- Eshin Greysafe substituteΔE 6.3
- Skavenblight DingeapproximateΔE 10.1
Citadel Shade
- Coelia Greenshade⚠ cross-finishΔE 10.6
- Biel-Tan Green⚠ cross-finishΔE 13.8
- Athonian Camoshade⚠ cross-finishΔE 16.8
Two Thin Coats
- Dungeon Stone Grey◆ maker’s pickapproximateΔE 10.5
- Hydra Greennear matchΔE 3.0
- Oxidation Greensafe substituteΔE 3.7
Vallejo Game Air
- Abyssal TurquoiseapproximateΔE 10.3
- Sombre GreyapproximateΔE 10.5
- Scurvy GreenapproximateΔE 11.5
Vallejo Game Color
- Heavy Black Greensafe substituteΔE 4.7
- CharcoalapproximateΔE 9.1
- Abyssal TurquoiseapproximateΔE 10.3
Vallejo Mecha Color
- Dark Grey GreenapproximateΔE 7.4
- Titan Dark BlueapproximateΔE 7.9
- Phantom GreyapproximateΔE 10.6
Vallejo Metal Color
- Gunmetal Grey⚠ cross-finishΔE 18.0
- Steel⚠ cross-finishΔE 18.7
- Jet Exhaust⚠ cross-finishΔE 20.2
Vallejo Wash
- Dark Grey⚠ cross-finishΔE 8.8
- Black Wash⚠ cross-finishΔE 11.2
- Black⚠ cross-finishΔE 11.4
Vallejo Xpress
- Space Grey⚠ cross-finishΔE 9.4
- Landser Grey⚠ cross-finishΔE 10.1
- Iceberg Grey⚠ cross-finishΔE 10.7
Also in Citadel Base
- Death Korps DrabapproximateΔE 8.1
- Nocturne GreenapproximateΔE 10.5
- Stegadon Scale GreenapproximateΔE 10.8
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 Mechanicus Standard Grey?
- Heavy Black Green from Vallejo Game Color, at ΔE 4.7: a safe substitute in the same finish.
- What is the Army Painter equivalent of Mechanicus Standard Grey?
- Scarab Green from Warpaints Fanatic, at ΔE 7.2: the nearest opaque paint from Army Painter, though only an approximate match.
- What is the Two Thin Coats equivalent of Mechanicus Standard Grey?
- Dungeon Stone Grey from Two Thin Coats: the equivalent published by Duncan Rhodes, who makes Two Thin Coats. By colour alone the two sit ΔE 10.5 apart.