# Canoptek Alloy (Citadel Layer) Paint Equivalents

> Canoptek Alloy (Citadel Layer) equivalents: Vallejo Tinny Tin, Army Painter Mithril and Two Thin Coats Platinum Crown, by ΔE colour distance.

Canonical: https://lexmechanic.com/paints/citadel-layer/canoptek-alloy

§ PAINT · 11th edition

# Canoptek Alloy: Citadel Layer metallic, hex #c3b2ac. Its closest equivalents in every other range, nearest first.

Paint

Canoptek Alloy

Range

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

Finish

metallic

Hex

#c3b2ac

Hex source

community data

## Canoptek Alloy 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

    [Tinny Tin](/paints/vallejo-game-color/tinny-tin-72-060) Vallejo Game Color 72.060 ΔE 5.9

    safe substitute
- ### Army Painter equivalent

    [Mithril](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/mithril) Warpaints Fanatic ΔE 10.8

    approximate
- ### Two Thin Coats equivalent

    [Platinum Crown](/paints/two-thin-coats/platinum-crown) ΔE 12.2

    ◆ maker’s pick approximate

Canoptek Alloy is a metallic paint from Citadel Layer. The closest paint in any other range is Iron Hands Steel from Citadel Base at ΔE 4.7, 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)

- [Ashen Stone](/paints/speedpaint-2/ashen-stone) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 10.9
- [Pastel Lavender](/paints/speedpaint-2/pastel-lavender) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 12.6
- [Holy White](/paints/speedpaint-2/holy-white) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 13.1

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

- [Mithril](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/mithril) approximate ΔE 10.8
- [Shining Silver](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/shining-silver) approximate ΔE 16.8
- [Plate Mail Metal](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/plate-mail-metal) approximate ΔE 27.4

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

- [Light Tone](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash/light-tone) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 37.0
- [Sepia Tone](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash/sepia-tone) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 43.3
- [Soft Tone](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash/soft-tone) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 46.2

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

- [Iron Hands Steel](/paints/citadel-base/iron-hands-steel) safe substitute ΔE 4.7
- [Leadbelcher](/paints/citadel-base/leadbelcher) approximate ΔE 12.0
- [Grey Knights Steel](/paints/citadel-base/grey-knights-steel) approximate ΔE 14.6

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

- [Skeleton Horde](/paints/citadel-contrast/skeleton-horde) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 16.9
- [Apothecary White](/paints/citadel-contrast/apothecary-white) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 19.2
- [Imperial Fist](/paints/citadel-contrast/imperial-fist) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 25.3

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

- [Soulblight Grey](/paints/citadel-shade/soulblight-grey) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 8.4
- [Casandora Yellow](/paints/citadel-shade/casandora-yellow) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 23.7
- [Cryptek Armourshade Gloss](/paints/citadel-shade/cryptek-armourshade-gloss) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 23.7

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

- [Platinum Crown](/paints/two-thin-coats/platinum-crown) ◆ maker’s pick approximate ΔE 12.2
- [Overlord Brass](/paints/two-thin-coats/overlord-brass) approximate ΔE 13.5
- [Battle Axe Brass](/paints/two-thin-coats/battle-axe-brass) approximate ΔE 13.8

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

- [Stonewall Grey](/paints/vallejo-game-air/stonewall-grey-76-049) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 12.2
- [Pale Flesh](/paints/vallejo-game-air/pale-flesh-76-003) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 12.2
- [Bone White](/paints/vallejo-game-air/bone-white-76-034) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 15.3

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

- [Tinny Tin](/paints/vallejo-game-color/tinny-tin-72-060) safe substitute ΔE 5.9
- [Hammered Copper](/paints/vallejo-game-color/hammered-copper-72-059) approximate ΔE 7.5
- [Brassy Brass](/paints/vallejo-game-color/brassy-brass-72-058) approximate ΔE 9.6

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

- [Light Steel](/paints/vallejo-mecha/light-steel-69-064) approximate ΔE 14.7
- [Steel](/paints/vallejo-mecha/steel-69-063) approximate ΔE 16.6
- [Old Gold](/paints/vallejo-mecha/old-gold-69-060) approximate ΔE 23.1

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

- [Dull Aluminium](/paints/vallejo-metal/dull-aluminium-77-717) approximate ΔE 7.8
- [Chrome](/paints/vallejo-metal/chrome-77-707) approximate ΔE 7.8
- [Aluminium](/paints/vallejo-metal/aluminium-77-701) approximate ΔE 7.9

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

- [Light Grey](/paints/vallejo-wash/light-grey-76-515) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 8.5
- [Pale Grey Wash](/paints/vallejo-wash/pale-grey-wash-73-202) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 10.6
- [Desert Dust](/paints/vallejo-wash/desert-dust-76-522) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 14.8

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

- [Mummy White](/paints/vallejo-xpress/mummy-white-72-449) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 9.6
- [Templar White](/paints/vallejo-xpress/templar-white-72-401) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 10.8
- [Bag of Bones](/paints/vallejo-xpress/bag-of-bones-72-450) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 16.0

## Also in Citadel Layer

- [Sycorax Bronze](/paints/citadel-layer/sycorax-bronze) approximate ΔE 10.1
- [Runefang Steel](/paints/citadel-layer/runefang-steel) approximate ΔE 12.0
- [Pallid Wych Flesh](/paints/citadel-layer/pallid-wych-flesh) approximate ΔE 13.5

Every pot in [Citadel Layer](/paints/citadel-layer) 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 Canoptek Alloy?

Tinny Tin from Vallejo Game Color, at ΔE 5.9: a safe substitute in the same finish.

What is the Army Painter equivalent of Canoptek Alloy?

Mithril from Warpaints Fanatic, at ΔE 10.8: the nearest metallic paint from Army Painter, though only an approximate match.

What is the Two Thin Coats equivalent of Canoptek Alloy?

Platinum Crown from Two Thin Coats: the equivalent published by Duncan Rhodes, who makes Two Thin Coats. By colour alone the two sit ΔE 12.2 apart.