# Ratling Grime (Citadel Contrast) Paint Equivalents

> Ratling Grime (Citadel Contrast) equivalents: Vallejo Greasy Black and Army Painter Gravelord Grey, with ΔE colour distance to every other range.

Canonical: https://lexmechanic.com/paints/citadel-contrast/ratling-grime

§ PAINT · 11th edition

# Ratling Grime: Citadel Contrast contrast, hex #3e3b39. Its closest equivalents in every other range, nearest first.

Paint

Ratling Grime

Range

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

Finish

contrast

Hex

#3e3b39

Hex source

vendor swatch

## Ratling Grime equivalents

One paint from each other brand, the closest in colour and finish. A brand with no contrast paint offers its closest colour in another finish, flagged.

- ### Vallejo equivalent

    [Greasy Black](/paints/vallejo-xpress/greasy-black-72-476) Vallejo Xpress 72.476 ΔE 4.4

    safe substitute
- ### Army Painter equivalent

    [Gravelord Grey](/paints/speedpaint-2/gravelord-grey) Speedpaint 2.0 ΔE 6.2

    safe substitute
- ### Two Thin Coats equivalent

    [Doom Death Black](/paints/two-thin-coats/doom-death-black) ΔE 1.0

    ⚠ cross-finish

Ratling Grime is a contrast paint from Citadel Contrast. The closest paint in any other range is Greasy Black from Vallejo Xpress at ΔE 4.4, 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)

- [Gravelord Grey](/paints/speedpaint-2/gravelord-grey) safe substitute ΔE 6.2
- [Noble Skin](/paints/speedpaint-2/noble-skin) approximate ΔE 7.1
- [Occultist Cloak](/paints/speedpaint-2/occultist-cloak) approximate ΔE 8.9

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

- [Death Metal](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/death-metal) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 5.7
- [Rough Iron](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/rough-iron) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 6.0
- [Brigadine Brown](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/brigadine-brown) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 6.9

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

- [Dark Skin Shade](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash/dark-skin-shade) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 7.1
- [Dark Tone](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash/dark-tone) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 9.3
- [Strong Tone](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash/strong-tone) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 11.2

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

- [Dryad Bark](/paints/citadel-base/dryad-bark) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 6.6
- [Death Korps Drab](/paints/citadel-base/death-korps-drab) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 9.6
- [Mechanicus Standard Grey](/paints/citadel-base/mechanicus-standard-grey) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 9.8

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

- [Skavenblight Dinge](/paints/citadel-layer/skavenblight-dinge) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 3.1
- [Eshin Grey](/paints/citadel-layer/eshin-grey) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 6.6
- [Gorthor Brown](/paints/citadel-layer/gorthor-brown) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 11.7

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

- [Athonian Camoshade](/paints/citadel-shade/athonian-camoshade) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 12.3
- [Seraphim Sepia](/paints/citadel-shade/seraphim-sepia) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 13.5
- [Nuln Oil](/paints/citadel-shade/nuln-oil) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 13.6

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

- [Doom Death Black](/paints/two-thin-coats/doom-death-black) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 1.0
- [Death Reaper](/paints/two-thin-coats/death-reaper) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 2.8
- [Oblivion Black Wash](/paints/two-thin-coats/oblivion-black-wash) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 3.3

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

- [Night Blue](/paints/vallejo-game-air/night-blue-76-019) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 11.5
- [Charred Brown](/paints/vallejo-game-air/charred-brown-76-045) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 11.5
- [Sombre Grey](/paints/vallejo-game-air/sombre-grey-76-048) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 14.2

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

- [Charcoal](/paints/vallejo-game-color/charcoal-72-155) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 3.4
- [Smokey Ink](/paints/vallejo-game-color/smokey-ink-72-068) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 8.4
- [Heavy Black Green](/paints/vallejo-game-color/heavy-black-green-72-147) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 9.5

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

- [Chipping Brown](/paints/vallejo-mecha/chipping-brown-69-035) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 3.6
- [Titan Dark Blue](/paints/vallejo-mecha/titan-dark-blue-69-022) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 7.6
- [Dark Grey Green](/paints/vallejo-mecha/dark-grey-green-69-041) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 8.0

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

- [Gunmetal Grey](/paints/vallejo-metal/gunmetal-grey-77-720) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 19.8
- [Steel](/paints/vallejo-metal/steel-77-712) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 20.5
- [Jet Exhaust](/paints/vallejo-metal/jet-exhaust-77-713) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 22.1

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

- [Black](/paints/vallejo-wash/black-76-518) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 4.1
- [Black Wash](/paints/vallejo-wash/black-wash-73-201) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 4.4
- [Dark Grey](/paints/vallejo-wash/dark-grey-76-517) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 7.4

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

- [Greasy Black](/paints/vallejo-xpress/greasy-black-72-476) safe substitute ΔE 4.4
- [Landser Grey](/paints/vallejo-xpress/landser-grey-72-469) approximate ΔE 7.2
- [Willow Bark](/paints/vallejo-xpress/willow-bark-72-474) approximate ΔE 7.7

## Also in Citadel Contrast

- [Garaghak's Sewer](/paints/citadel-contrast/garaghaks-sewer) approximate ΔE 7.5
- [Black Legion](/paints/citadel-contrast/black-legion) approximate ΔE 8.2
- [Basilicanum Grey](/paints/citadel-contrast/basilicanum-grey) approximate ΔE 8.7

Every pot in [Citadel Contrast](/paints/citadel-contrast) 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 Ratling Grime?

Greasy Black from Vallejo Xpress, at ΔE 4.4: a safe substitute in the same finish.

What is the Army Painter equivalent of Ratling Grime?

Gravelord Grey from Speedpaint 2.0, at ΔE 6.2: a safe substitute in the same finish.

What is the Two Thin Coats equivalent of Ratling Grime?

Doom Death Black from Two Thin Coats, at ΔE 1.0. The Two Thin Coats paints compared here include no contrast paint, so the closest colour stands in from another finish (opaque); it behaves differently on the model.