# Agrax Earthshade (Citadel Shade) Paint Equivalents

> Agrax Earthshade (Citadel Shade) equivalents: Vallejo Black Wash, Army Painter Strong Tone and Two Thin Coats Battle Mud Wash, by ΔE colour distance.

Canonical: https://lexmechanic.com/paints/citadel-shade/agrax-earthshade

§ PAINT · 11th edition

# Agrax Earthshade: Citadel Shade wash, hex #2d190c. Its closest equivalents in every other range, nearest first.

Paint

Agrax Earthshade

Range

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

Finish

wash

Hex

#2d190c

Hex source

vendor swatch

## Agrax Earthshade 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

    [Black Wash](/paints/vallejo-wash/black-wash-73-301) Vallejo Wash 73.301 ΔE 13.0

    approximate
- ### Army Painter equivalent

    [Strong Tone](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash/strong-tone) Warpaints Fanatic Wash ΔE 6.9

    safe substitute
- ### Two Thin Coats equivalent

    [Battle Mud Wash](/paints/two-thin-coats/battle-mud-wash) ΔE 26.9

    ◆ maker’s pick approximate

Agrax Earthshade is a wash paint from Citadel Shade. The closest paint in any other range is Strong Tone from Warpaints Fanatic Wash at ΔE 6.9, 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)

- [Dark Wood](/paints/speedpaint-2/dark-wood) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 7.6
- [Grim Black](/paints/speedpaint-2/grim-black) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 12.1
- [Satchel Brown](/paints/speedpaint-2/satchel-brown) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 12.1

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

- [Rough Iron](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/rough-iron) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 9.0
- [Oak Brown](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/oak-brown) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 9.9
- [Tree Ancient](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/tree-ancient) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 11.0

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

- [Strong Tone](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash/strong-tone) safe substitute ΔE 6.9
- [Strong Skin Shade](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash/strong-skin-shade) approximate ΔE 7.8
- [Rust Tone](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash/rust-tone) approximate ΔE 8.0

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

- [Catachan Fleshtone](/paints/citadel-base/catachan-fleshtone) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 7.3
- [Thondia Brown](/paints/citadel-base/thondia-brown) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 10.0
- [Rhinox Hide](/paints/citadel-base/rhinox-hide) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 10.4

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

- [Wyldwood](/paints/citadel-contrast/wyldwood) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 7.0
- [Cygor Brown](/paints/citadel-contrast/cygor-brown) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 8.3
- [Basilicanum Grey](/paints/citadel-contrast/basilicanum-grey) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 12.4

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

- [Skavenblight Dinge](/paints/citadel-layer/skavenblight-dinge) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 15.2
- [Gorthor Brown](/paints/citadel-layer/gorthor-brown) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 15.2
- [Doombull Brown](/paints/citadel-layer/doombull-brown) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 15.4

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

- [Battle Mud Wash](/paints/two-thin-coats/battle-mud-wash) ◆ maker’s pick approximate ΔE 26.9
- [Oblivion Black Wash](/paints/two-thin-coats/oblivion-black-wash) approximate ΔE 16.8
- [Magi Purple Wash](/paints/two-thin-coats/magi-purple-wash) approximate ΔE 21.7

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

- [Charred Brown](/paints/vallejo-game-air/charred-brown-76-045) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 7.5
- [Black](/paints/vallejo-game-air/black-76-051) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 14.1
- [Nocturnal Red](/paints/vallejo-game-air/nocturnal-red-76-111) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 14.6

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

- [Violeta Wash](/paints/vallejo-game-color/violeta-wash-73-209) approximate ΔE 40.2
- [Yellow Wash](/paints/vallejo-game-color/yellow-wash-73-208) approximate ΔE 83.1

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

- [Black Wash](/paints/vallejo-mecha/black-wash-69-518) approximate ΔE 14.0
- [Oiled Earth Wash](/paints/vallejo-mecha/oiled-earth-wash-69-521) approximate ΔE 21.9
- [Dark Rust Wash](/paints/vallejo-mecha/dark-rust-wash-69-507) approximate ΔE 41.3

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

- [Gunmetal Grey](/paints/vallejo-metal/gunmetal-grey-77-720) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 31.3
- [Steel](/paints/vallejo-metal/steel-77-712) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 32.0
- [Jet Exhaust](/paints/vallejo-metal/jet-exhaust-77-713) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 33.4

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

- [Black Wash](/paints/vallejo-wash/black-wash-73-301) approximate ΔE 13.0
- [Black](/paints/vallejo-wash/black-76-518) approximate ΔE 13.1
- [Black Wash](/paints/vallejo-wash/black-wash-73-201) approximate ΔE 14.0

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

- [Willow Bark](/paints/vallejo-xpress/willow-bark-72-474) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 7.3
- [Muddy Ground](/paints/vallejo-xpress/muddy-ground-72-475) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 7.7
- [Black Lotus](/paints/vallejo-xpress/black-lotus-72-423) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 9.2

## Also in Citadel Shade

- [Agrax Earthshade Gloss](/paints/citadel-shade/agrax-earthshade-gloss) near match ΔE 0.0
- [Reikland Fleshshade](/paints/citadel-shade/reikland-fleshshade) near match ΔE 2.0
- [Reikland Fleshshade Gloss](/paints/citadel-shade/reikland-fleshshade-gloss) near match ΔE 2.0

Every pot in [Citadel Shade](/paints/citadel-shade) 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-shade-agrax-earthshade)

##  Questions

What is the Vallejo equivalent of Agrax Earthshade?

Black Wash from Vallejo Wash, at ΔE 13.0: the nearest wash paint from Vallejo, though only an approximate match.

What is the Army Painter equivalent of Agrax Earthshade?

Strong Tone from Warpaints Fanatic Wash, at ΔE 6.9: a safe substitute in the same finish.

What is the Two Thin Coats equivalent of Agrax Earthshade?

Battle Mud Wash 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.