# Runic Grey (Speedpaint 2.0) Paint Equivalents // Lexmechanic

> Runic Grey (Speedpaint 2.0) equivalents: Citadel Nighthaunt Gloom and Vallejo Starship Steel, with ΔE colour distance to every other range.

Canonical: https://lexmechanic.com/paints/speedpaint-2/runic-grey

§ PAINT · 11th edition

# Runic Grey: Army Painter Speedpaint 2.0 contrast, hex #557989. Its closest equivalents in every other range, nearest first.

Paint

Runic Grey

Range

[Army Painter Speedpaint 2.0](/paints/speedpaint-2)

Finish

contrast

Hex

#557989

Hex source

community data

## Runic Grey equivalents

One paint from each other brand, the closest in colour and finish. A brand with no contrast paint offers its closest colour in another finish, flagged.

- ### Citadel equivalent

    [Nighthaunt Gloom](/paints/citadel-contrast/nighthaunt-gloom) Citadel Contrast ΔE 7.6

    approximate
- ### Vallejo equivalent

    [Starship Steel](/paints/vallejo-xpress/starship-steel-72-462) Vallejo Xpress 72.462 ΔE 7.3

    approximate
- ### Two Thin Coats equivalent

    [Wolf Grey](/paints/two-thin-coats/wolf-grey) ΔE 5.9

    ⚠ cross-finish

Runic Grey is a contrast paint from Army Painter Speedpaint 2.0. The closest paint in any other range is Starship Steel from Vallejo Xpress at ΔE 7.3, an approximation. Across the 13 other ranges, none offer a near match and none a safe substitute in the same finish; the rest are approximate or a different finish.

## Closest matches

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

- [Wolf Grey](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/wolf-grey) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 9.5
- [Phalanx Blue](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/phalanx-blue) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 9.9
- [Tidal Blue](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/tidal-blue) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 10.2

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

- [Blue Tone](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash/blue-tone) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 27.6
- [Green Tone](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash/green-tone) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 28.9
- [Dark Blue Tone](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash/dark-blue-tone) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 30.2

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

- [The Fang](/paints/citadel-base/the-fang) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 11.7
- [Caledor Sky](/paints/citadel-base/caledor-sky) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 12.7
- [Iron Warriors](/paints/citadel-base/iron-warriors) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 14.6

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

- [Nighthaunt Gloom](/paints/citadel-contrast/nighthaunt-gloom) approximate ΔE 7.6
- [Aethermatic Blue](/paints/citadel-contrast/aethermatic-blue) approximate ΔE 7.9
- [Gryph-Charger Grey](/paints/citadel-contrast/gryph-charger-grey) approximate ΔE 9.0

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

- [Russ Grey](/paints/citadel-layer/russ-grey) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 4.4
- [Ahriman Blue](/paints/citadel-layer/ahriman-blue) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 8.6
- [Thunderhawk Blue](/paints/citadel-layer/thunderhawk-blue) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 9.4

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

- [Tyran Blue](/paints/citadel-shade/tyran-blue) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 13.0
- [Poxwalker](/paints/citadel-shade/poxwalker) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 13.8
- [Soulblight Grey](/paints/citadel-shade/soulblight-grey) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 23.3

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

- [Wolf Grey](/paints/two-thin-coats/wolf-grey) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 5.9
- [Sentient Turquoise](/paints/two-thin-coats/sentient-turquoise) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 6.3
- [Shadow Blue](/paints/two-thin-coats/shadow-blue) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 8.6

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

- [Sombre Grey](/paints/vallejo-game-air/sombre-grey-76-048) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 12.2
- [Electric Blue](/paints/vallejo-game-air/electric-blue-76-023) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 12.3
- [Magic Blue](/paints/vallejo-game-air/magic-blue-76-021) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 13.3

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

- [Dark Turquoise](/paints/vallejo-game-color/dark-turquoise-72-084) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 8.5
- [Steel Grey](/paints/vallejo-game-color/steel-grey-72-102) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 10.9
- [Sombre Grey](/paints/vallejo-game-color/sombre-grey-72-048) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 12.2

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

- [Blue Grey](/paints/vallejo-mecha/blue-grey-69-015) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 6.0
- [Grey Green](/paints/vallejo-mecha/grey-green-69-014) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 7.4
- [Dark Steel](/paints/vallejo-mecha/dark-steel-69-065) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 12.1

### [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 12.9
- [Steel](/paints/vallejo-metal/steel-77-712) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 13.4

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

- [Off-Grey](/paints/vallejo-wash/off-grey-76-516) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 14.6
- [Blue Wash](/paints/vallejo-wash/blue-wash-73-207) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 15.7
- [Blue Grey](/paints/vallejo-wash/blue-grey-76-524) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 16.4

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

- [Starship Steel](/paints/vallejo-xpress/starship-steel-72-462) approximate ΔE 7.3
- [Iceberg Grey](/paints/vallejo-xpress/iceberg-grey-72-463) approximate ΔE 13.3
- [Space Grey](/paints/vallejo-xpress/space-grey-72-422) approximate ΔE 14.3

## Also in Army Painter Speedpaint 2.0

- [Magic Blue](/paints/speedpaint-2/magic-blue) approximate ΔE 10.4
- [Tidal Wave](/paints/speedpaint-2/tidal-wave) approximate ΔE 11.6
- [Raging Sea](/paints/speedpaint-2/raging-sea) approximate ΔE 13.2

Every pot in [Speedpaint 2.0](/paints/speedpaint-2) has a page like this one. Army Painter against the other brands, whole ranges at a time: [Army Painter to Citadel](/paints/army-painter-to-citadel), [Army Painter to Vallejo](/paints/army-painter-to-vallejo), [Army Painter to Two Thin Coats](/paints/army-painter-to-two-thin-coats), [Citadel to Army Painter](/paints/citadel-to-army-painter), [Vallejo to Army Painter](/paints/vallejo-to-army-painter), [Two Thin Coats to Army Painter](/paints/two-thin-coats-to-army-painter).

[Match it in the tool](/paints#paint=speedpaint-2-runic-grey)

##  Questions

What is the Citadel equivalent of Runic Grey?

Nighthaunt Gloom from Citadel Contrast, at ΔE 7.6: the nearest contrast paint from Citadel, though only an approximate match.

What is the Vallejo equivalent of Runic Grey?

Starship Steel from Vallejo Xpress, at ΔE 7.3: the nearest contrast paint from Vallejo, though only an approximate match.

What is the Two Thin Coats equivalent of Runic Grey?

Wolf Grey from Two Thin Coats, at ΔE 5.9. The Two Thin Coats paints compared here include no contrast paint, so the closest colour stands in from another finish (opaque); it behaves differently on the model.