# Blue Steel (Two Thin Coats) Paint Equivalents // Lexmechanic

> Blue Steel (Two Thin Coats) equivalents: Citadel Grey Knights Steel, Vallejo Steel and Army Painter Shining Silver, by ΔE colour distance.

Canonical: https://lexmechanic.com/paints/two-thin-coats/blue-steel

§ PAINT · 11th edition

# Blue Steel: Two Thin Coats metallic, hex #7f8c8b. Its closest equivalents in every other range, nearest first.

Paint

Blue Steel

Range

[Two Thin Coats](/paints/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 Steel](/paints/citadel-base/grey-knights-steel) Citadel Base ΔE 16.0

    ◆ maker’s pick approximate
- ### Vallejo equivalent

    [Steel](/paints/vallejo-mecha/steel-69-063) Vallejo Mecha Color 69.063 ΔE 6.1

    safe substitute
- ### Army Painter equivalent

    [Shining Silver](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/shining-silver) Warpaints Fanatic ΔE 6.6

    safe 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](/paints/speedpaint-2)

- [Polished Silver](/paints/speedpaint-2/polished-silver) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 6.6
- [Runic Grey](/paints/speedpaint-2/runic-grey) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 12.2
- [Ashen Stone](/paints/speedpaint-2/ashen-stone) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 14.6

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

- [Shining Silver](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/shining-silver) safe substitute ΔE 6.6
- [Mithril](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/mithril) approximate ΔE 10.0
- [Plate Mail Metal](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/plate-mail-metal) approximate ΔE 14.0

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

- [Light Tone](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash/light-tone) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 31.7
- [Soft Tone](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash/soft-tone) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 33.3
- [Green Tone](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash/green-tone) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 33.5

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

- [Grey Knights Steel](/paints/citadel-base/grey-knights-steel) ◆ maker’s pick approximate ΔE 16.0
- [Leadbelcher](/paints/citadel-base/leadbelcher) approximate ΔE 7.7
- [Iron Warriors](/paints/citadel-base/iron-warriors) approximate ΔE 12.8

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

- [Nighthaunt Gloom](/paints/citadel-contrast/nighthaunt-gloom) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 12.2
- [Briar Queen Chill](/paints/citadel-contrast/briar-queen-chill) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 14.1
- [Aethermatic Blue](/paints/citadel-contrast/aethermatic-blue) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 17.0

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

- [Ironbreaker](/paints/citadel-layer/ironbreaker) safe substitute ΔE 4.0
- [Runefang Steel](/paints/citadel-layer/runefang-steel) approximate ΔE 18.7
- [Canoptek Alloy](/paints/citadel-layer/canoptek-alloy) approximate ΔE 19.9

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

- [Poxwalker](/paints/citadel-shade/poxwalker) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 12.9
- [Soulblight Grey](/paints/citadel-shade/soulblight-grey) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 13.1
- [Kroak Green](/paints/citadel-shade/kroak-green) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 22.2

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

- [Stonewall Grey](/paints/vallejo-game-air/stonewall-grey-76-049) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 11.8
- [Neutral Grey](/paints/vallejo-game-air/neutral-grey-76-050) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 13.9
- [Electric Blue](/paints/vallejo-game-air/electric-blue-76-023) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 15.0

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

- [Tinny Tin](/paints/vallejo-game-color/tinny-tin-72-060) approximate ΔE 23.2
- [Dark Gunmetal](/paints/vallejo-game-color/dark-gunmetal-72-054) approximate ΔE 23.4
- [Hammered Copper](/paints/vallejo-game-color/hammered-copper-72-059) approximate ΔE 24.0

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

- [Steel](/paints/vallejo-mecha/steel-69-063) safe substitute ΔE 6.1
- [Dark Steel](/paints/vallejo-mecha/dark-steel-69-065) approximate ΔE 10.4
- [Gunmetal](/paints/vallejo-mecha/gunmetal-69-058) approximate ΔE 14.9

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

- [Magnesium](/paints/vallejo-metal/magnesium-77-711) safe substitute ΔE 6.6
- [Burnt Iron](/paints/vallejo-metal/burnt-iron-77-721) approximate ΔE 7.6
- [Exhaust Manifold](/paints/vallejo-metal/exhaust-manifold-77-723) approximate ΔE 7.6

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

- [Blue Grey](/paints/vallejo-wash/blue-grey-76-524) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 8.2
- [Off-Grey](/paints/vallejo-wash/off-grey-76-516) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 15.7
- [Red Wash](/paints/vallejo-wash/red-wash-73-206) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 17.7

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

- [Starship Steel](/paints/vallejo-xpress/starship-steel-72-462) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 13.0
- [Fluid Pink](/paints/vallejo-xpress/fluid-pink-72-459) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 18.9
- [Templar White](/paints/vallejo-xpress/templar-white-72-401) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 20.3

## Also in Two Thin Coats

- [Frost Blue](/paints/two-thin-coats/frost-blue) safe substitute ΔE 6.5
- [Aztec Turquoise Wash](/paints/two-thin-coats/aztec-turquoise-wash) safe substitute ΔE 6.5
- [Dwarven Iron](/paints/two-thin-coats/dwarven-iron) safe substitute ΔE 6.6

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-blue-steel)

##  Questions

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.