# Stormhost Silver (Citadel Layer) Paint Equivalents

> Stormhost Silver (Citadel Layer) equivalents: Vallejo Dark Gunmetal, Army Painter Mithril and Two Thin Coats Mythril Blade, by ΔE colour distance.

Canonical: https://lexmechanic.com/paints/citadel-layer/stormhost-silver

§ PAINT · 11th edition

# Stormhost Silver: Citadel Layer metallic, hex #dadddf. Its closest equivalents in every other range, nearest first.

Paint

Stormhost Silver

Range

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

Finish

metallic

Hex

#dadddf

Hex source

community data

## Stormhost Silver 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 Gunmetal](/paints/vallejo-game-color/dark-gunmetal-72-054) Vallejo Game Color 72.054 ΔE 1.7

    near match
- ### Army Painter equivalent

    [Mithril](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/mithril) Warpaints Fanatic ΔE 16.2

    approximate
- ### Two Thin Coats equivalent

    [Mythril Blade](/paints/two-thin-coats/mythril-blade) ΔE 26.9

    ◆ maker’s pick approximate

Stormhost Silver is a metallic paint from Citadel Layer. The closest paint in any other range is Dark Gunmetal from Vallejo Game Color at ΔE 1.7, a near match. Across the 13 other ranges, 1 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)

- [Holy White](/paints/speedpaint-2/holy-white) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 3.9
- [Blinding Light](/paints/speedpaint-2/blinding-light) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 6.3
- [Battleship Grey](/paints/speedpaint-2/battleship-grey) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 7.9

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

- [Mithril](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/mithril) approximate ΔE 16.2
- [Shining Silver](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/shining-silver) approximate ΔE 23.6
- [Plate Mail Metal](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/plate-mail-metal) approximate ΔE 34.9

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

- [Light Tone](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash/light-tone) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 47.5
- [Sepia Tone](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash/sepia-tone) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 53.9
- [Soft Tone](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash/soft-tone) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 56.4

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

- [Grey Knights Steel](/paints/citadel-base/grey-knights-steel) approximate ΔE 9.4
- [Iron Hands Steel](/paints/citadel-base/iron-hands-steel) approximate ΔE 15.2
- [Leadbelcher](/paints/citadel-base/leadbelcher) approximate ΔE 19.0

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

- [Apothecary White](/paints/citadel-contrast/apothecary-white) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 12.7
- [Skeleton Horde](/paints/citadel-contrast/skeleton-horde) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 24.9
- [Pylar Glacier](/paints/citadel-contrast/pylar-glacier) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 28.5

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

- [Soulblight Grey](/paints/citadel-shade/soulblight-grey) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 15.8
- [Kroak Green](/paints/citadel-shade/kroak-green) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 25.0
- [Poxwalker](/paints/citadel-shade/poxwalker) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 27.8

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

- [Mythril Blade](/paints/two-thin-coats/mythril-blade) ◆ maker’s pick approximate ΔE 26.9
- [Platinum Crown](/paints/two-thin-coats/platinum-crown) approximate ΔE 14.9
- [Overlord Brass](/paints/two-thin-coats/overlord-brass) approximate ΔE 21.9

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

- [Wolf Grey](/paints/vallejo-game-air/wolf-grey-76-047) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 6.2
- [Dead White](/paints/vallejo-game-air/dead-white-76-001) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 7.5
- [Sunrise Blue](/paints/vallejo-game-air/sunrise-blue-76-118) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 19.6

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

- [Dark Gunmetal](/paints/vallejo-game-color/dark-gunmetal-72-054) near match ΔE 1.7
- [Chainmail](/paints/vallejo-game-color/chainmail-72-053) near match ΔE 2.5
- [Silver](/paints/vallejo-game-color/silver-72-052) safe substitute ΔE 3.8

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

- [Light Steel](/paints/vallejo-mecha/light-steel-69-064) safe substitute ΔE 4.7
- [Steel](/paints/vallejo-mecha/steel-69-063) approximate ΔE 23.7
- [Dark Steel](/paints/vallejo-mecha/dark-steel-69-065) approximate ΔE 30.9

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

- [Semi Matt Aluminium](/paints/vallejo-metal/semi-matt-aluminium-77-716) safe substitute ΔE 6.7
- [Dull Aluminium](/paints/vallejo-metal/dull-aluminium-77-717) approximate ΔE 8.3
- [White Aluminium](/paints/vallejo-metal/white-aluminium-77-706) approximate ΔE 9.1

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

- [Pale Grey Wash](/paints/vallejo-wash/pale-grey-wash-73-202) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 5.7
- [Light Grey](/paints/vallejo-wash/light-grey-76-515) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 6.6
- [White](/paints/vallejo-wash/white-76-501) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 7.5

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

- [Templar White](/paints/vallejo-xpress/templar-white-72-401) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 3.9
- [Mummy White](/paints/vallejo-xpress/mummy-white-72-449) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 18.0
- [Bag of Bones](/paints/vallejo-xpress/bag-of-bones-72-450) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 24.6

## Also in Citadel Layer

- [Runefang Steel](/paints/citadel-layer/runefang-steel) safe substitute ΔE 5.3
- [White Scar](/paints/citadel-layer/white-scar) approximate ΔE 7.5
- [Pallid Wych Flesh](/paints/citadel-layer/pallid-wych-flesh) approximate ΔE 9.9

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 Stormhost Silver?

Dark Gunmetal from Vallejo Game Color, at ΔE 1.7: a near match in the same finish. The two read as one colour on the model.

What is the Army Painter equivalent of Stormhost Silver?

Mithril from Warpaints Fanatic, at ΔE 16.2: the nearest metallic paint from Army Painter, though only an approximate match.

What is the Two Thin Coats equivalent of Stormhost Silver?

Mythril Blade from Two Thin Coats: the equivalent published by Duncan Rhodes, who makes Two Thin Coats. By colour alone the two sit ΔE 26.9 apart.