§ PAINT · 11th edition
Blue SteelTwo Thin Coats metallic, hex #7f8c8b. Its closest equivalents in every other range, nearest first.
- Paint
- Blue Steel
- Range
- Two Thin Coats
- Finish
- metallic
- Hex
- #7f8c8b
- Hex source
- community data
Blue Steel 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
Grey Knights SteelCitadel BaseΔE 16.0◆ maker’s pickapproximateVallejo equivalent
SteelVallejo Mecha Color69.063ΔE 6.1safe substituteArmy Painter equivalent
Shining SilverWarpaints FanaticΔE 6.6safe substitute
Blue Steel is a metallic paint from Two Thin Coats. The closest paint in any other range is Ironbreaker from Citadel Layer at ΔE 4.0, a safe substitute. Across the 13 other ranges, none offer a near match and 4 a safe substitute in the same finish; the rest are approximate or a different finish.
Closest matches
Army Painter Speedpaint 2.0
- Polished Silver⚠ cross-finishΔE 6.6
- Runic Grey⚠ cross-finishΔE 12.2
- Ashen Stone⚠ cross-finishΔE 14.6
Army Painter Warpaints Fanatic
- Shining Silversafe substituteΔE 6.6
- MithrilapproximateΔE 10.0
- Plate Mail MetalapproximateΔE 14.0
Army Painter Warpaints Fanatic Wash
- Light Tone⚠ cross-finishΔE 31.7
- Soft Tone⚠ cross-finishΔE 33.3
- Green Tone⚠ cross-finishΔE 33.5
Citadel Base
- Grey Knights Steel◆ maker’s pickapproximateΔE 16.0
- LeadbelcherapproximateΔE 7.7
- Iron WarriorsapproximateΔE 12.8
Citadel Contrast
- Nighthaunt Gloom⚠ cross-finishΔE 12.2
- Briar Queen Chill⚠ cross-finishΔE 14.1
- Aethermatic Blue⚠ cross-finishΔE 17.0
Citadel Layer
- Ironbreakersafe substituteΔE 4.0
- Runefang SteelapproximateΔE 18.7
- Canoptek AlloyapproximateΔE 19.9
Citadel Shade
- Poxwalker⚠ cross-finishΔE 12.9
- Soulblight Grey⚠ cross-finishΔE 13.1
- Kroak Green⚠ cross-finishΔE 22.2
Vallejo Game Air
- Stonewall Grey⚠ cross-finishΔE 11.8
- Neutral Grey⚠ cross-finishΔE 13.9
- Electric Blue⚠ cross-finishΔE 15.0
Vallejo Game Color
- Tinny TinapproximateΔE 23.2
- Dark GunmetalapproximateΔE 23.4
- Hammered CopperapproximateΔE 24.0
Vallejo Mecha Color
- Steelsafe substituteΔE 6.1
- Dark SteelapproximateΔE 10.4
- GunmetalapproximateΔE 14.9
Vallejo Metal Color
- Magnesiumsafe substituteΔE 6.6
- Burnt IronapproximateΔE 7.6
- Exhaust ManifoldapproximateΔE 7.6
Vallejo Wash
Vallejo Xpress
- Starship Steel⚠ cross-finishΔE 13.0
- Fluid Pink⚠ cross-finishΔE 18.9
- Templar White⚠ cross-finishΔE 20.3
Also in Two Thin Coats
- Frost Bluesafe substituteΔE 6.5
- Aztec Turquoise Washsafe substituteΔE 6.5
- Dwarven Ironsafe substituteΔE 6.6
Every pot in 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, Two Thin Coats to Vallejo, Two Thin Coats to Army Painter, Citadel to Two Thin Coats, Vallejo to Two Thin Coats, Army Painter to Two Thin Coats.
Match it in the toolQuestions
- What is the Citadel equivalent of Blue Steel?
- Grey Knights Steel from Citadel Base: the equivalent published by Duncan Rhodes, who makes Two Thin Coats. By colour alone the two sit ΔE 16.0 apart.
- What is the Vallejo equivalent of Blue Steel?
- Steel from Vallejo Mecha Color, at ΔE 6.1: a safe substitute in the same finish.
- What is the Army Painter equivalent of Blue Steel?
- Shining Silver from Warpaints Fanatic, at ΔE 6.6: a safe substitute in the same finish.