# Bits O' Tin (Two Thin Coats) Paint Equivalents

> Bits O' Tin (Two Thin Coats) equivalents: Citadel Runelord Brass, Vallejo Copper and Army Painter Shining Silver, by ΔE colour distance.

Canonical: https://lexmechanic.com/paints/two-thin-coats/bits-o-tin

§ PAINT · 11th edition

# Bits O' Tin: Two Thin Coats metallic, hex #968273. Its closest equivalents in every other range, nearest first.

Paint

Bits O' Tin

Range

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

Finish

metallic

Hex

#968273

Hex source

community data

## Bits O' Tin equivalents

One paint from each other brand: Duncan Rhodes’s own pick where there is one, otherwise the closest in colour and finish.

- ### Citadel equivalent

    [Runelord Brass](/paints/citadel-base/runelord-brass) Citadel Base ΔE 4.2

    ◆ maker’s pick safe substitute
- ### Vallejo equivalent

    [Copper](/paints/vallejo-metal/copper-77-710) Vallejo Metal Color 77.710 ΔE 5.6

    safe substitute
- ### Army Painter equivalent

    [Shining Silver](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/shining-silver) Warpaints Fanatic ΔE 12.2

    approximate

Bits O' Tin is a metallic paint from Two Thin Coats. The closest paint in any other range is Runelord Brass from Citadel Base at ΔE 4.2, a safe substitute. Across the 13 other ranges, none 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)

- [Polished Silver](/paints/speedpaint-2/polished-silver) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 9.2
- [Bony Matter](/paints/speedpaint-2/bony-matter) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 9.9
- [Warrior Skin](/paints/speedpaint-2/warrior-skin) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 10.9

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

- [Shining Silver](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/shining-silver) approximate ΔE 12.2
- [Mithril](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/mithril) approximate ΔE 14.6
- [Plate Mail Metal](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/plate-mail-metal) approximate ΔE 16.5

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

- [Light Tone](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash/light-tone) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 21.6
- [Sepia Tone](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash/sepia-tone) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 25.2
- [Soft Tone](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash/soft-tone) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 25.4

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

- [Runelord Brass](/paints/citadel-base/runelord-brass) ◆ maker’s pick safe substitute ΔE 4.2
- [Balthasar Gold](/paints/citadel-base/balthasar-gold) approximate ΔE 10.7
- [Leadbelcher](/paints/citadel-base/leadbelcher) approximate ΔE 11.7

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

- [Skeleton Horde](/paints/citadel-contrast/skeleton-horde) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 12.1
- [Darkoath Flesh](/paints/citadel-contrast/darkoath-flesh) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 16.0
- [Aggaros Dunes](/paints/citadel-contrast/aggaros-dunes) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 16.5

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

- [Sycorax Bronze](/paints/citadel-layer/sycorax-bronze) approximate ΔE 10.8
- [Hashut Copper](/paints/citadel-layer/hashut-copper) approximate ΔE 11.4
- [Ironbreaker](/paints/citadel-layer/ironbreaker) approximate ΔE 14.1

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

- [Cryptek Armourshade Gloss](/paints/citadel-shade/cryptek-armourshade-gloss) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 11.3
- [Soulblight Grey](/paints/citadel-shade/soulblight-grey) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 14.1
- [Casandora Yellow](/paints/citadel-shade/casandora-yellow) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 20.9

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

- [Stonewall Grey](/paints/vallejo-game-air/stonewall-grey-76-049) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 7.5
- [Barbarian Skin](/paints/vallejo-game-air/barbarian-skin-76-071) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 13.1
- [Neutral Grey](/paints/vallejo-game-air/neutral-grey-76-050) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 13.4

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

- [Tinny Tin](/paints/vallejo-game-color/tinny-tin-72-060) approximate ΔE 21.3
- [Hammered Copper](/paints/vallejo-game-color/hammered-copper-72-059) approximate ΔE 22.2
- [Bright Bronze](/paints/vallejo-game-color/bright-bronze-72-057) approximate ΔE 23.5

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

- [Steel](/paints/vallejo-mecha/steel-69-063) approximate ΔE 10.5
- [Dark Steel](/paints/vallejo-mecha/dark-steel-69-065) approximate ΔE 13.2
- [Old Gold](/paints/vallejo-mecha/old-gold-69-060) approximate ΔE 13.7

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

- [Copper](/paints/vallejo-metal/copper-77-710) safe substitute ΔE 5.6
- [Magnesium](/paints/vallejo-metal/magnesium-77-711) approximate ΔE 10.3
- [Burnt Iron](/paints/vallejo-metal/burnt-iron-77-721) approximate ΔE 10.5

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

- [Dark Khaki Green](/paints/vallejo-wash/dark-khaki-green-76-520) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 9.5
- [European Dust](/paints/vallejo-wash/european-dust-76-523) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 10.8
- [Umber Wash](/paints/vallejo-wash/umber-wash-73-203) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 13.4

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

- [Zombie Flesh](/paints/vallejo-xpress/zombie-flesh-72-470) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 8.9
- [Wicked Purple](/paints/vallejo-xpress/wicked-purple-72-456) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 14.0
- [Fairy Skin](/paints/vallejo-xpress/fairy-skin-72-457) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 14.5

## Also in Two Thin Coats

- [Sandstone](/paints/two-thin-coats/sandstone) safe substitute ΔE 3.0
- [Archaic Sepia Wash](/paints/two-thin-coats/archaic-sepia-wash) safe substitute ΔE 4.2
- [Griffon Claw](/paints/two-thin-coats/griffon-claw) safe substitute ΔE 5.2

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

[Match it in the tool](/paints#paint=two-thin-coats-bits-o-tin)

##  Questions

What is the Citadel equivalent of Bits O' Tin?

Runelord Brass from Citadel Base: the equivalent published by Duncan Rhodes, who makes Two Thin Coats. By colour alone the two sit ΔE 4.2 apart.

What is the Vallejo equivalent of Bits O' Tin?

Copper from Vallejo Metal Color, at ΔE 5.6: a safe substitute in the same finish.

What is the Army Painter equivalent of Bits O' Tin?

Shining Silver from Warpaints Fanatic, at ΔE 12.2: the nearest metallic paint from Army Painter, though only an approximate match.