§ PAINT · 11th edition
Dwarven IronTwo Thin Coats metallic, hex #898884. Its closest equivalents in every other range, nearest first.
- Paint
- Dwarven Iron
- Range
- Two Thin Coats
- Finish
- metallic
- Hex
- #898884
- Hex source
- community data
Dwarven Iron 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
Iron WarriorsCitadel BaseΔE 10.1◆ maker’s pickapproximateVallejo equivalent
MagnesiumVallejo Metal Color77.711ΔE 2.5near matchArmy Painter equivalent
Shining SilverWarpaints FanaticΔE 4.6safe substitute
Dwarven Iron is a metallic paint from Two Thin Coats. The closest paint in any other range is Magnesium from Vallejo Metal Color at ΔE 2.5, a near match. Across the 13 other ranges, 2 offer a near match and 3 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 0.7
- Ashen Stone⚠ cross-finishΔE 15.1
- Runic Grey⚠ cross-finishΔE 16.3
Army Painter Warpaints Fanatic
- Shining Silversafe substituteΔE 4.6
- MithrilapproximateΔE 8.9
- Plate Mail MetalapproximateΔE 12.8
Army Painter Warpaints Fanatic Wash
- Light Tone⚠ cross-finishΔE 27.3
- Soft Tone⚠ cross-finishΔE 29.1
- Dark Skin Shade⚠ cross-finishΔE 30.2
Citadel Base
- Iron Warriors◆ maker’s pickapproximateΔE 10.1
- Leadbelchersafe substituteΔE 5.3
- Runelord BrassapproximateΔE 7.7
Citadel Contrast
- Skeleton Horde⚠ cross-finishΔE 13.9
- Nighthaunt Gloom⚠ cross-finishΔE 17.7
- Aggaros Dunes⚠ cross-finishΔE 18.5
Citadel Layer
- Ironbreakersafe substituteΔE 5.2
- Sycorax BronzeapproximateΔE 15.6
- Canoptek AlloyapproximateΔE 15.9
Citadel Shade
- Soulblight Grey⚠ cross-finishΔE 10.3
- Cryptek Armourshade Gloss⚠ cross-finishΔE 15.5
- Poxwalker⚠ cross-finishΔE 18.9
Vallejo Game Air
- Stonewall Grey⚠ cross-finishΔE 7.0
- Neutral Grey⚠ cross-finishΔE 11.5
- Bone White⚠ cross-finishΔE 18.5
Vallejo Game Color
- Tinny TinapproximateΔE 20.5
- Hammered CopperapproximateΔE 21.7
- Dark GunmetalapproximateΔE 23.1
Vallejo Mecha Color
- Steelnear matchΔE 2.6
- Dark SteelapproximateΔE 8.4
- GunmetalapproximateΔE 13.9
Vallejo Metal Color
- Magnesiumnear matchΔE 2.5
- Burnt Ironsafe substituteΔE 4.3
- Exhaust Manifoldsafe substituteΔE 4.3
Vallejo Wash
- Blue Grey⚠ cross-finishΔE 11.6
- Off-Grey⚠ cross-finishΔE 14.0
- Dark Khaki Green⚠ cross-finishΔE 15.8
Vallejo Xpress
- Zombie Flesh⚠ cross-finishΔE 15.1
- Wicked Purple⚠ cross-finishΔE 15.3
- Starship Steel⚠ cross-finishΔE 16.9
Also in Two Thin Coats
- Mythril Bladesafe substituteΔE 4.3
- Carcharodon Greysafe substituteΔE 5.5
- Plate Armoursafe substituteΔE 6.2
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 Dwarven Iron?
- Iron Warriors from Citadel Base: the equivalent published by Duncan Rhodes, who makes Two Thin Coats. By colour alone the two sit ΔE 10.1 apart.
- What is the Vallejo equivalent of Dwarven Iron?
- Magnesium from Vallejo Metal Color, at ΔE 2.5: a near match in the same finish. The two read as one colour on the model.
- What is the Army Painter equivalent of Dwarven Iron?
- Shining Silver from Warpaints Fanatic, at ΔE 4.6: a safe substitute in the same finish.