# Plate Armour (Two Thin Coats) Paint Equivalents

> Plate Armour (Two Thin Coats) equivalents: Citadel Ironbreaker, Vallejo Grey Z and Army Painter Ash Grey, with ΔE colour distance to every other range.

Canonical: https://lexmechanic.com/paints/two-thin-coats/plate-armour

§ PAINT · 11th edition

# Plate Armour: Two Thin Coats opaque, hex #787979. Its closest equivalents in every other range, nearest first.

Paint

Plate Armour

Range

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

Finish

opaque

Hex

#787979

Hex source

community data

## Plate Armour 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

    [Ironbreaker](/paints/citadel-layer/ironbreaker) Citadel Layer ΔE 8.6

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

    [Grey Z](/paints/vallejo-mecha/grey-z-69-039) Vallejo Mecha Color 69.039 ΔE 1.5

    near match
- ### Army Painter equivalent

    [Ash Grey](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/ash-grey) Warpaints Fanatic ΔE 6.9

    safe substitute

Plate Armour is an opaque paint from Two Thin Coats. The closest paint in any other range is Grey Z from Vallejo Mecha Color at ΔE 1.5, a near match. Across the 13 other ranges, 1 offer a near match and 1 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 6.0
- [Runic Grey](/paints/speedpaint-2/runic-grey) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 12.5
- [Broadsword Silver](/paints/speedpaint-2/broadsword-silver) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 12.7

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

- [Ash Grey](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/ash-grey) safe substitute ΔE 6.9
- [Uniform Grey](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/uniform-grey) approximate ΔE 7.2
- [Grey Castle](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/grey-castle) approximate ΔE 10.8

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

- [Dark Skin Shade](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash/dark-skin-shade) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 24.3
- [Soft Tone](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash/soft-tone) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 24.5
- [Light Tone](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash/light-tone) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 25.1

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

- [Rakarth Flesh](/paints/citadel-base/rakarth-flesh) approximate ΔE 12.9
- [Grey Seer](/paints/citadel-base/grey-seer) approximate ΔE 15.0
- [Celestra Grey](/paints/citadel-base/celestra-grey) approximate ΔE 16.1

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

- [Nighthaunt Gloom](/paints/citadel-contrast/nighthaunt-gloom) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 15.9
- [Aggaros Dunes](/paints/citadel-contrast/aggaros-dunes) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 16.5
- [Dreadful Visage](/paints/citadel-contrast/dreadful-visage) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 16.9

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

- [Ironbreaker](/paints/citadel-layer/ironbreaker) ◆ maker’s pick ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 8.6
- [Dawnstone](/paints/citadel-layer/dawnstone) approximate ΔE 7.3
- [Stormvermin Fur](/paints/citadel-layer/stormvermin-fur) approximate ΔE 9.0

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

- [Cryptek Armourshade Gloss](/paints/citadel-shade/cryptek-armourshade-gloss) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 13.2
- [Soulblight Grey](/paints/citadel-shade/soulblight-grey) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 15.0
- [Poxwalker](/paints/citadel-shade/poxwalker) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 19.4

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

- [Neutral Grey](/paints/vallejo-game-air/neutral-grey-76-050) approximate ΔE 7.9
- [Stonewall Grey](/paints/vallejo-game-air/stonewall-grey-76-049) approximate ΔE 12.6
- [Sombre Grey](/paints/vallejo-game-air/sombre-grey-76-048) approximate ΔE 13.0

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

- [Neutral Grey](/paints/vallejo-game-color/neutral-grey-72-050) approximate ΔE 7.9
- [Stonewall Grey](/paints/vallejo-game-color/stonewall-grey-72-049) approximate ΔE 12.6
- [Steel Grey](/paints/vallejo-game-color/steel-grey-72-102) approximate ΔE 12.6

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

- [Grey Z](/paints/vallejo-mecha/grey-z-69-039) near match ΔE 1.5
- [Grey Green](/paints/vallejo-mecha/grey-green-69-014) approximate ΔE 9.7
- [Blue Grey](/paints/vallejo-mecha/blue-grey-69-015) approximate ΔE 11.4

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

- [Jet Exhaust](/paints/vallejo-metal/jet-exhaust-77-713) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 0.6
- [Steel](/paints/vallejo-metal/steel-77-712) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 2.0
- [Burnt Iron](/paints/vallejo-metal/burnt-iron-77-721) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 2.0

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

- [Off-Grey](/paints/vallejo-wash/off-grey-76-516) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 7.9
- [Oiled Earth](/paints/vallejo-wash/oiled-earth-76-521) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 12.5
- [Umber Wash](/paints/vallejo-wash/umber-wash-73-203) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 14.1

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

- [Wicked Purple](/paints/vallejo-xpress/wicked-purple-72-456) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 10.9
- [Starship Steel](/paints/vallejo-xpress/starship-steel-72-462) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 13.1
- [Zombie Flesh](/paints/vallejo-xpress/zombie-flesh-72-470) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 13.6

## Also in Two Thin Coats

- [Mythril Blade](/paints/two-thin-coats/mythril-blade) near match ΔE 2.3
- [Wizard Grey](/paints/two-thin-coats/wizard-grey) safe substitute ΔE 5.6
- [Dwarven Iron](/paints/two-thin-coats/dwarven-iron) 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-plate-armour)

##  Questions

What is the Citadel equivalent of Plate Armour?

Ironbreaker from Citadel Layer: the equivalent published by Duncan Rhodes, who makes Two Thin Coats. By colour alone the two sit ΔE 8.6 apart.

What is the Vallejo equivalent of Plate Armour?

Grey Z from Vallejo Mecha Color, at ΔE 1.5: a near match in the same finish. The two read as one colour on the model.

What is the Army Painter equivalent of Plate Armour?

Ash Grey from Warpaints Fanatic, at ΔE 6.9: a safe substitute in the same finish.