# Mechanicus Standard Grey (Citadel Base) Paint Equivalents

> Mechanicus Standard Grey (Citadel Base) equivalents: Vallejo Heavy Black Green, Army Painter Scarab Green and Two Thin Coats Dungeon Stone Grey.

Canonical: https://lexmechanic.com/paints/citadel-base/mechanicus-standard-grey

§ PAINT · 11th edition

# Mechanicus Standard Grey: Citadel Base opaque, hex #39484a. Its closest equivalents in every other range, nearest first.

Paint

Mechanicus Standard Grey

Range

[Citadel Base](/paints/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 Green](/paints/vallejo-game-color/heavy-black-green-72-147) Vallejo Game Color 72.147 ΔE 4.7

    safe substitute
- ### Army Painter equivalent

    [Scarab Green](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/scarab-green) Warpaints Fanatic ΔE 7.2

    approximate
- ### Two Thin Coats equivalent

    [Dungeon Stone Grey](/paints/two-thin-coats/dungeon-stone-grey) ΔE 10.5

    ◆ maker’s pick approximate

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](/paints/speedpaint-2)

- [Enchanted Steel](/paints/speedpaint-2/enchanted-steel) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 6.6
- [Tyrian Navy](/paints/speedpaint-2/tyrian-navy) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 6.7
- [Gravelord Grey](/paints/speedpaint-2/gravelord-grey) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 6.7

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

- [Scarab Green](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/scarab-green) approximate ΔE 7.2
- [Night Sky](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/night-sky) approximate ΔE 10.1
- [Tundra Taupe](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/tundra-taupe) approximate ΔE 10.4

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

- [Green Tone](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash/green-tone) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 13.1
- [Dark Tone](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash/dark-tone) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 14.3
- [Dark Blue Tone](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash/dark-blue-tone) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 15.4

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

- [Ratling Grime](/paints/citadel-contrast/ratling-grime) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 9.8
- [Akhelian Green](/paints/citadel-contrast/akhelian-green) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 10.6
- [Terradon Turquoise](/paints/citadel-contrast/terradon-turquoise) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 11.8

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

- [Dark Reaper](/paints/citadel-layer/dark-reaper) safe substitute ΔE 4.3
- [Eshin Grey](/paints/citadel-layer/eshin-grey) safe substitute ΔE 6.3
- [Skavenblight Dinge](/paints/citadel-layer/skavenblight-dinge) approximate ΔE 10.1

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

- [Coelia Greenshade](/paints/citadel-shade/coelia-greenshade) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 10.6
- [Biel-Tan Green](/paints/citadel-shade/biel-tan-green) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 13.8
- [Athonian Camoshade](/paints/citadel-shade/athonian-camoshade) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 16.8

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

- [Dungeon Stone Grey](/paints/two-thin-coats/dungeon-stone-grey) ◆ maker’s pick approximate ΔE 10.5
- [Hydra Green](/paints/two-thin-coats/hydra-green) near match ΔE 3.0
- [Oxidation Green](/paints/two-thin-coats/oxidation-green) safe substitute ΔE 3.7

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

- [Abyssal Turquoise](/paints/vallejo-game-air/abyssal-turquoise-76-120) approximate ΔE 10.3
- [Sombre Grey](/paints/vallejo-game-air/sombre-grey-76-048) approximate ΔE 10.5
- [Scurvy Green](/paints/vallejo-game-air/scurvy-green-76-027) approximate ΔE 11.5

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

- [Heavy Black Green](/paints/vallejo-game-color/heavy-black-green-72-147) safe substitute ΔE 4.7
- [Charcoal](/paints/vallejo-game-color/charcoal-72-155) approximate ΔE 9.1
- [Abyssal Turquoise](/paints/vallejo-game-color/abyssal-turquoise-72-120) approximate ΔE 10.3

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

- [Dark Grey Green](/paints/vallejo-mecha/dark-grey-green-69-041) approximate ΔE 7.4
- [Titan Dark Blue](/paints/vallejo-mecha/titan-dark-blue-69-022) approximate ΔE 7.9
- [Phantom Grey](/paints/vallejo-mecha/phantom-grey-69-040) approximate ΔE 10.6

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

- [Gunmetal Grey](/paints/vallejo-metal/gunmetal-grey-77-720) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 18.0
- [Steel](/paints/vallejo-metal/steel-77-712) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 18.7
- [Jet Exhaust](/paints/vallejo-metal/jet-exhaust-77-713) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 20.2

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

- [Dark Grey](/paints/vallejo-wash/dark-grey-76-517) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 8.8
- [Black Wash](/paints/vallejo-wash/black-wash-73-201) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 11.2
- [Black](/paints/vallejo-wash/black-76-518) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 11.4

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

- [Space Grey](/paints/vallejo-xpress/space-grey-72-422) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 9.4
- [Landser Grey](/paints/vallejo-xpress/landser-grey-72-469) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 10.1
- [Iceberg Grey](/paints/vallejo-xpress/iceberg-grey-72-463) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 10.7

## Also in Citadel Base

- [Death Korps Drab](/paints/citadel-base/death-korps-drab) approximate ΔE 8.1
- [Nocturne Green](/paints/citadel-base/nocturne-green) approximate ΔE 10.5
- [Stegadon Scale Green](/paints/citadel-base/stegadon-scale-green) approximate ΔE 10.8

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-mechanicus-standard-grey)

##  Questions

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.