# Russ Grey (Citadel Layer) Paint Equivalents // Lexmechanic

> Russ Grey (Citadel Layer) equivalents: Vallejo Dark Turquoise, Army Painter Wolf Grey and Two Thin Coats Wolf Grey, by ΔE colour distance.

Canonical: https://lexmechanic.com/paints/citadel-layer/russ-grey

§ PAINT · 11th edition

# Russ Grey: Citadel Layer opaque, hex #507085. Its closest equivalents in every other range, nearest first.

Paint

Russ Grey

Range

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

Finish

opaque

Hex

#507085

Hex source

community data

## Russ 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

    [Dark Turquoise](/paints/vallejo-game-color/dark-turquoise-72-084) Vallejo Game Color 72.084 ΔE 8.3

    approximate
- ### Army Painter equivalent

    [Wolf Grey](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/wolf-grey) Warpaints Fanatic ΔE 7.4

    approximate
- ### Two Thin Coats equivalent

    [Wolf Grey](/paints/two-thin-coats/wolf-grey) ΔE 4.5

    ◆ maker’s pick safe substitute

Russ Grey is an opaque paint from Citadel Layer. The closest paint in any other range is Wolf Grey from Two Thin Coats at ΔE 4.5, a safe substitute. Across the 13 other ranges, none offer a near match and 1 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)

- [Runic Grey](/paints/speedpaint-2/runic-grey) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 4.4
- [Magic Blue](/paints/speedpaint-2/magic-blue) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 9.1
- [Tidal Wave](/paints/speedpaint-2/tidal-wave) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 9.7

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

- [Wolf Grey](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/wolf-grey) approximate ΔE 7.4
- [Stratos Blue](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/stratos-blue) approximate ΔE 7.5
- [Tidal Blue](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/tidal-blue) approximate ΔE 7.8

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

- [Blue Tone](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash/blue-tone) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 23.7
- [Dark Blue Tone](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash/dark-blue-tone) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 26.8
- [Dark Skin Shade](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash/dark-skin-shade) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 27.9

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

- [The Fang](/paints/citadel-base/the-fang) approximate ΔE 7.7
- [Caledor Sky](/paints/citadel-base/caledor-sky) approximate ΔE 8.5
- [Thousand Sons Blue](/paints/citadel-base/thousand-sons-blue) approximate ΔE 13.0

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

- [Gryph-Charger Grey](/paints/citadel-contrast/gryph-charger-grey) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 6.4
- [Aethermatic Blue](/paints/citadel-contrast/aethermatic-blue) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 10.3
- [Kroxigor Scales](/paints/citadel-contrast/kroxigor-scales) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 11.6

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

- [Tyran Blue](/paints/citadel-shade/tyran-blue) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 12.4
- [Poxwalker](/paints/citadel-shade/poxwalker) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 18.1
- [Targor Rageshade](/paints/citadel-shade/targor-rageshade) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 24.4

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

- [Wolf Grey](/paints/two-thin-coats/wolf-grey) ◆ maker’s pick safe substitute ΔE 4.5
- [Shadow Blue](/paints/two-thin-coats/shadow-blue) approximate ΔE 7.3
- [Enchantment Blue](/paints/two-thin-coats/enchantment-blue) approximate ΔE 8.2

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

- [Sombre Grey](/paints/vallejo-game-air/sombre-grey-76-048) approximate ΔE 9.0
- [Magic Blue](/paints/vallejo-game-air/magic-blue-76-021) approximate ΔE 9.6
- [Alien Purple](/paints/vallejo-game-air/alien-purple-76-076) approximate ΔE 13.6

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

- [Dark Turquoise](/paints/vallejo-game-color/dark-turquoise-72-084) approximate ΔE 8.3
- [Elfic Blue](/paints/vallejo-game-color/elfic-blue-72-117) approximate ΔE 8.6
- [Heavy Blue](/paints/vallejo-game-color/heavy-blue-72-143) approximate ΔE 8.7

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

- [Blue](/paints/vallejo-mecha/blue-69-019) approximate ΔE 8.6
- [Dark Blue](/paints/vallejo-mecha/dark-blue-69-021) approximate ΔE 8.7
- [Electric Blue](/paints/vallejo-mecha/electric-blue-69-020) approximate ΔE 9.4

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

- [Gunmetal Grey](/paints/vallejo-metal/gunmetal-grey-77-720) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 12.8
- [Jet Exhaust](/paints/vallejo-metal/jet-exhaust-77-713) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 13.6
- [Steel](/paints/vallejo-metal/steel-77-712) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 13.9

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

- [Blue Wash](/paints/vallejo-wash/blue-wash-73-207) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 11.2
- [Off-Grey](/paints/vallejo-wash/off-grey-76-516) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 13.8
- [Dark Grey](/paints/vallejo-wash/dark-grey-76-517) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 17.0

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

- [Iceberg Grey](/paints/vallejo-xpress/iceberg-grey-72-463) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 9.3
- [Starship Steel](/paints/vallejo-xpress/starship-steel-72-462) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 9.6
- [Space Grey](/paints/vallejo-xpress/space-grey-72-422) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 13.9

## Also in Citadel Layer

- [Ahriman Blue](/paints/citadel-layer/ahriman-blue) approximate ΔE 8.5
- [Hoeth Blue](/paints/citadel-layer/hoeth-blue) approximate ΔE 9.0
- [Teclis Blue](/paints/citadel-layer/teclis-blue) approximate ΔE 9.8

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).

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##  Questions

What is the Vallejo equivalent of Russ Grey?

Dark Turquoise from Vallejo Game Color, at ΔE 8.3: the nearest opaque paint from Vallejo, though only an approximate match.

What is the Army Painter equivalent of Russ Grey?

Wolf Grey from Warpaints Fanatic, at ΔE 7.4: the nearest opaque paint from Army Painter, though only an approximate match.

What is the Two Thin Coats equivalent of Russ Grey?

Wolf Grey from Two Thin Coats: the equivalent published by Duncan Rhodes, who makes Two Thin Coats. By colour alone the two sit ΔE 4.5 apart.