# Dwarven Iron (Two Thin Coats) Paint Equivalents

> Dwarven Iron (Two Thin Coats) equivalents: Citadel Iron Warriors, Vallejo Magnesium and Army Painter Shining Silver, by ΔE colour distance.

Canonical: https://lexmechanic.com/paints/two-thin-coats/dwarven-iron

§ PAINT · 11th edition

# Dwarven Iron: Two Thin Coats metallic, hex #898884. Its closest equivalents in every other range, nearest first.

Paint

Dwarven Iron

Range

[Two Thin Coats](/paints/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 Warriors](/paints/citadel-base/iron-warriors) Citadel Base ΔE 10.1

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

    [Magnesium](/paints/vallejo-metal/magnesium-77-711) Vallejo Metal Color 77.711 ΔE 2.5

    near match
- ### Army Painter equivalent

    [Shining Silver](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/shining-silver) Warpaints Fanatic ΔE 4.6

    safe 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](/paints/speedpaint-2)

- [Polished Silver](/paints/speedpaint-2/polished-silver) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 0.7
- [Ashen Stone](/paints/speedpaint-2/ashen-stone) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 15.1
- [Runic Grey](/paints/speedpaint-2/runic-grey) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 16.3

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

- [Shining Silver](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/shining-silver) safe substitute ΔE 4.6
- [Mithril](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/mithril) approximate ΔE 8.9
- [Plate Mail Metal](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/plate-mail-metal) approximate ΔE 12.8

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

- [Light Tone](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash/light-tone) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 27.3
- [Soft Tone](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash/soft-tone) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 29.1
- [Dark Skin Shade](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash/dark-skin-shade) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 30.2

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

- [Iron Warriors](/paints/citadel-base/iron-warriors) ◆ maker’s pick approximate ΔE 10.1
- [Leadbelcher](/paints/citadel-base/leadbelcher) safe substitute ΔE 5.3
- [Runelord Brass](/paints/citadel-base/runelord-brass) approximate ΔE 7.7

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

- [Skeleton Horde](/paints/citadel-contrast/skeleton-horde) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 13.9
- [Nighthaunt Gloom](/paints/citadel-contrast/nighthaunt-gloom) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 17.7
- [Aggaros Dunes](/paints/citadel-contrast/aggaros-dunes) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 18.5

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

- [Ironbreaker](/paints/citadel-layer/ironbreaker) safe substitute ΔE 5.2
- [Sycorax Bronze](/paints/citadel-layer/sycorax-bronze) approximate ΔE 15.6
- [Canoptek Alloy](/paints/citadel-layer/canoptek-alloy) approximate ΔE 15.9

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

- [Soulblight Grey](/paints/citadel-shade/soulblight-grey) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 10.3
- [Cryptek Armourshade Gloss](/paints/citadel-shade/cryptek-armourshade-gloss) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 15.5
- [Poxwalker](/paints/citadel-shade/poxwalker) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 18.9

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

- [Stonewall Grey](/paints/vallejo-game-air/stonewall-grey-76-049) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 7.0
- [Neutral Grey](/paints/vallejo-game-air/neutral-grey-76-050) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 11.5
- [Bone White](/paints/vallejo-game-air/bone-white-76-034) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 18.5

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

- [Tinny Tin](/paints/vallejo-game-color/tinny-tin-72-060) approximate ΔE 20.5
- [Hammered Copper](/paints/vallejo-game-color/hammered-copper-72-059) approximate ΔE 21.7
- [Dark Gunmetal](/paints/vallejo-game-color/dark-gunmetal-72-054) approximate ΔE 23.1

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

- [Steel](/paints/vallejo-mecha/steel-69-063) near match ΔE 2.6
- [Dark Steel](/paints/vallejo-mecha/dark-steel-69-065) approximate ΔE 8.4
- [Gunmetal](/paints/vallejo-mecha/gunmetal-69-058) approximate ΔE 13.9

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

- [Magnesium](/paints/vallejo-metal/magnesium-77-711) near match ΔE 2.5
- [Burnt Iron](/paints/vallejo-metal/burnt-iron-77-721) safe substitute ΔE 4.3
- [Exhaust Manifold](/paints/vallejo-metal/exhaust-manifold-77-723) safe substitute ΔE 4.3

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

- [Blue Grey](/paints/vallejo-wash/blue-grey-76-524) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 11.6
- [Off-Grey](/paints/vallejo-wash/off-grey-76-516) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 14.0
- [Dark Khaki Green](/paints/vallejo-wash/dark-khaki-green-76-520) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 15.8

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

- [Zombie Flesh](/paints/vallejo-xpress/zombie-flesh-72-470) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 15.1
- [Wicked Purple](/paints/vallejo-xpress/wicked-purple-72-456) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 15.3
- [Starship Steel](/paints/vallejo-xpress/starship-steel-72-462) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 16.9

## Also in Two Thin Coats

- [Mythril Blade](/paints/two-thin-coats/mythril-blade) safe substitute ΔE 4.3
- [Carcharodon Grey](/paints/two-thin-coats/carcharodon-grey) safe substitute ΔE 5.5
- [Plate Armour](/paints/two-thin-coats/plate-armour) safe substitute ΔE 6.2

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-dwarven-iron)

##  Questions

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.