# Ironbreaker (Citadel Layer) Paint Equivalents // Lexmechanic

> Ironbreaker (Citadel Layer) equivalents: Vallejo Dark Aluminium, Army Painter Shining Silver and Two Thin Coats Plate Armour, by ΔE colour distance.

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

§ PAINT · 11th edition

# Ironbreaker: Citadel Layer metallic, hex #899092. Its closest equivalents in every other range, nearest first.

Paint

Ironbreaker

Range

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

Finish

metallic

Hex

#899092

Hex source

community data

## Ironbreaker 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

    [Dark Aluminium](/paints/vallejo-metal/dark-aluminium-77-703) Vallejo Metal Color 77.703 ΔE 4.1

    safe substitute
- ### Army Painter equivalent

    [Shining Silver](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/shining-silver) Warpaints Fanatic ΔE 3.9

    safe substitute
- ### Two Thin Coats equivalent

    [Plate Armour](/paints/two-thin-coats/plate-armour) ΔE 8.6

    ◆ maker’s pick approximate

Ironbreaker is a metallic paint from Citadel Layer. The closest paint in any other range is Shining Silver from Warpaints Fanatic at ΔE 3.9, a safe substitute. Across the 13 other ranges, none offer a near match and 5 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)

- [Polished Silver](/paints/speedpaint-2/polished-silver) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 5.7
- [Ashen Stone](/paints/speedpaint-2/ashen-stone) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 12.4
- [Runic Grey](/paints/speedpaint-2/runic-grey) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 14.0

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

- [Shining Silver](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/shining-silver) safe substitute ΔE 3.9
- [Mithril](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/mithril) safe substitute ΔE 6.4
- [Plate Mail Metal](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/plate-mail-metal) approximate ΔE 14.7

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

- [Light Tone](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash/light-tone) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 32.2
- [Soft Tone](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash/soft-tone) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 33.8
- [Dark Skin Shade](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash/dark-skin-shade) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 34.0

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

- [Leadbelcher](/paints/citadel-base/leadbelcher) safe substitute ΔE 4.2
- [Iron Hands Steel](/paints/citadel-base/iron-hands-steel) approximate ΔE 12.4
- [Runelord Brass](/paints/citadel-base/runelord-brass) approximate ΔE 12.8

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

- [Nighthaunt Gloom](/paints/citadel-contrast/nighthaunt-gloom) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 15.3
- [Apothecary White](/paints/citadel-contrast/apothecary-white) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 15.8
- [Briar Queen Chill](/paints/citadel-contrast/briar-queen-chill) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 15.9

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

- [Soulblight Grey](/paints/citadel-shade/soulblight-grey) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 9.3
- [Poxwalker](/paints/citadel-shade/poxwalker) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 15.5
- [Cryptek Armourshade Gloss](/paints/citadel-shade/cryptek-armourshade-gloss) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 20.5

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

- [Plate Armour](/paints/two-thin-coats/plate-armour) ◆ maker’s pick ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 8.6
- [Blue Steel](/paints/two-thin-coats/blue-steel) safe substitute ΔE 4.0
- [Dwarven Iron](/paints/two-thin-coats/dwarven-iron) safe substitute ΔE 5.2

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

- [Stonewall Grey](/paints/vallejo-game-air/stonewall-grey-76-049) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 10.3
- [Neutral Grey](/paints/vallejo-game-air/neutral-grey-76-050) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 15.4
- [Electric Blue](/paints/vallejo-game-air/electric-blue-76-023) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 16.1

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

- [Tinny Tin](/paints/vallejo-game-color/tinny-tin-72-060) approximate ΔE 20.0
- [Dark Gunmetal](/paints/vallejo-game-color/dark-gunmetal-72-054) approximate ΔE 21.0
- [Hammered Copper](/paints/vallejo-game-color/hammered-copper-72-059) approximate ΔE 21.1

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

- [Steel](/paints/vallejo-mecha/steel-69-063) safe substitute ΔE 6.0
- [Dark Steel](/paints/vallejo-mecha/dark-steel-69-065) approximate ΔE 10.5
- [Gunmetal](/paints/vallejo-mecha/gunmetal-69-058) approximate ΔE 16.9

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

- [Dark Aluminium](/paints/vallejo-metal/dark-aluminium-77-703) safe substitute ΔE 4.1
- [Magnesium](/paints/vallejo-metal/magnesium-77-711) safe substitute ΔE 4.9
- [Silver](/paints/vallejo-metal/silver-77-724) safe substitute ΔE 6.6

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

- [Blue Grey](/paints/vallejo-wash/blue-grey-76-524) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 6.7
- [Light Grey](/paints/vallejo-wash/light-grey-76-515) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 15.7
- [Off-Grey](/paints/vallejo-wash/off-grey-76-516) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 16.9

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

- [Starship Steel](/paints/vallejo-xpress/starship-steel-72-462) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 16.2
- [Templar White](/paints/vallejo-xpress/templar-white-72-401) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 18.0
- [Fluid Pink](/paints/vallejo-xpress/fluid-pink-72-459) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 18.3

## Also in Citadel Layer

- [Administratum Grey](/paints/citadel-layer/administratum-grey) safe substitute ΔE 6.6
- [Slaanesh Grey](/paints/citadel-layer/slaanesh-grey) approximate ΔE 8.2
- [Fenrisian Grey](/paints/citadel-layer/fenrisian-grey) approximate ΔE 12.4

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-ironbreaker)

##  Questions

What is the Vallejo equivalent of Ironbreaker?

Dark Aluminium from Vallejo Metal Color, at ΔE 4.1: a safe substitute in the same finish.

What is the Army Painter equivalent of Ironbreaker?

Shining Silver from Warpaints Fanatic, at ΔE 3.9: a safe substitute in the same finish.

What is the Two Thin Coats equivalent of Ironbreaker?

Plate Armour from Two Thin Coats: the equivalent published by Duncan Rhodes, who makes Two Thin Coats. By colour alone the two sit ΔE 8.6 apart.