# Dawnstone (Citadel Layer) Paint Equivalents // Lexmechanic

> Dawnstone (Citadel Layer) equivalents: Vallejo Neutral Grey, Army Painter Army Green and Two Thin Coats Wizard Grey, by ΔE colour distance.

Canonical: https://lexmechanic.com/paints/citadel-layer/dawnstone

§ PAINT · 11th edition

# Dawnstone: Citadel Layer opaque, hex #697068. Its closest equivalents in every other range, nearest first.

Paint

Dawnstone

Range

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

Finish

opaque

Hex

#697068

Hex source

community data

## Dawnstone 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

    [Neutral Grey](/paints/vallejo-game-air/neutral-grey-76-050) Vallejo Game Air 76.050 ΔE 4.8

    safe substitute
- ### Army Painter equivalent

    [Army Green](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/army-green) Warpaints Fanatic ΔE 11.4

    approximate
- ### Two Thin Coats equivalent

    [Wizard Grey](/paints/two-thin-coats/wizard-grey) ΔE 8.0

    ◆ maker’s pick approximate

Dawnstone is an opaque paint from Citadel Layer. The closest paint in any other range is Rodent Grey from Two Thin Coats at ΔE 3.9, a safe substitute. Across the 13 other ranges, none offer a near match and 3 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)

- [Burnt Moss](/paints/speedpaint-2/burnt-moss) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 9.2
- [Broadsword Silver](/paints/speedpaint-2/broadsword-silver) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 9.6
- [Mummified Grime](/paints/speedpaint-2/mummified-grime) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 10.0

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

- [Army Green](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/army-green) approximate ΔE 11.4
- [Uniform Grey](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/uniform-grey) approximate ΔE 11.5
- [Woodland Camo](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/woodland-camo) approximate ΔE 11.6

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

- [Green Tone](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash/green-tone) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 22.8
- [Soft Tone](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash/soft-tone) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 23.5
- [Dark Skin Shade](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash/dark-skin-shade) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 23.9

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

- [Death Guard Green](/paints/citadel-base/death-guard-green) approximate ΔE 12.2
- [Death Korps Drab](/paints/citadel-base/death-korps-drab) approximate ΔE 15.7
- [Mechanicus Standard Grey](/paints/citadel-base/mechanicus-standard-grey) approximate ΔE 15.8

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

- [Aggaros Dunes](/paints/citadel-contrast/aggaros-dunes) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 13.2
- [Nighthaunt Gloom](/paints/citadel-contrast/nighthaunt-gloom) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 14.9
- [Aethermatic Blue](/paints/citadel-contrast/aethermatic-blue) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 18.8

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

- [Cryptek Armourshade Gloss](/paints/citadel-shade/cryptek-armourshade-gloss) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 18.9
- [Poxwalker](/paints/citadel-shade/poxwalker) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 19.7
- [Soulblight Grey](/paints/citadel-shade/soulblight-grey) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 21.6

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

- [Wizard Grey](/paints/two-thin-coats/wizard-grey) ◆ maker’s pick approximate ΔE 8.0
- [Rodent Grey](/paints/two-thin-coats/rodent-grey) safe substitute ΔE 3.9
- [Field Grey](/paints/two-thin-coats/field-grey) safe substitute ΔE 4.9

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

- [Neutral Grey](/paints/vallejo-game-air/neutral-grey-76-050) safe substitute ΔE 4.8
- [Sombre Grey](/paints/vallejo-game-air/sombre-grey-76-048) approximate ΔE 13.1
- [Stonewall Grey](/paints/vallejo-game-air/stonewall-grey-76-049) approximate ΔE 16.5

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

- [Neutral Grey](/paints/vallejo-game-color/neutral-grey-72-050) safe substitute ΔE 4.8
- [Sombre Grey](/paints/vallejo-game-color/sombre-grey-72-048) approximate ΔE 13.1
- [Heavy Black Green](/paints/vallejo-game-color/heavy-black-green-72-147) approximate ΔE 14.4

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

- [Grey Z](/paints/vallejo-mecha/grey-z-69-039) approximate ΔE 8.7
- [Grey Green](/paints/vallejo-mecha/grey-green-69-014) approximate ΔE 11.0
- [Dark Green](/paints/vallejo-mecha/dark-green-69-030) approximate ΔE 11.1

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

- [Steel](/paints/vallejo-metal/steel-77-712) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 6.0
- [Gunmetal Grey](/paints/vallejo-metal/gunmetal-grey-77-720) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 6.6
- [Jet Exhaust](/paints/vallejo-metal/jet-exhaust-77-713) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 7.7

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

- [Off-Grey](/paints/vallejo-wash/off-grey-76-516) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 6.4
- [Oiled Earth](/paints/vallejo-wash/oiled-earth-76-521) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 11.4
- [Dark Grey](/paints/vallejo-wash/dark-grey-76-517) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 12.1

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

- [Starship Steel](/paints/vallejo-xpress/starship-steel-72-462) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 10.0
- [Landser Grey](/paints/vallejo-xpress/landser-grey-72-469) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 12.5
- [Commando Green](/paints/vallejo-xpress/commando-green-72-468) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 14.7

## Also in Citadel Layer

- [Stormvermin Fur](/paints/citadel-layer/stormvermin-fur) approximate ΔE 9.3
- [Warpfiend Grey](/paints/citadel-layer/warpfiend-grey) approximate ΔE 11.7
- [Ironbreaker](/paints/citadel-layer/ironbreaker) approximate ΔE 13.8

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).

[Match it in the tool](/paints#paint=citadel-layer-dawnstone)

##  Questions

What is the Vallejo equivalent of Dawnstone?

Neutral Grey from Vallejo Game Air, at ΔE 4.8: a safe substitute in the same finish.

What is the Army Painter equivalent of Dawnstone?

Army Green from Warpaints Fanatic, at ΔE 11.4: the nearest opaque paint from Army Painter, though only an approximate match.

What is the Two Thin Coats equivalent of Dawnstone?

Wizard Grey from Two Thin Coats: the equivalent published by Duncan Rhodes, who makes Two Thin Coats. By colour alone the two sit ΔE 8.0 apart.