# Chainmail (Vallejo Game Color) Paint Equivalents

> Chainmail (Vallejo Game Color) equivalents: Citadel Stormhost Silver, Army Painter Mithril and Two Thin Coats Platinum Crown.

Canonical: https://lexmechanic.com/paints/vallejo-game-color/chainmail-72-053

§ PAINT · 11th edition

# Chainmail: Vallejo Game Color metallic, 72.053, hex #e4e5e9. Its closest equivalents in every other range, nearest first.

Paint

Chainmail

Range

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

Finish

metallic

Code

72.053

Hex

#e4e5e9

Hex source

community data

## Chainmail equivalents

One paint from each other brand, the closest in colour and finish.

- ### Citadel equivalent

    [Stormhost Silver](/paints/citadel-layer/stormhost-silver) Citadel Layer ΔE 2.5

    near match
- ### Army Painter equivalent

    [Mithril](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/mithril) Warpaints Fanatic ΔE 17.9

    approximate
- ### Two Thin Coats equivalent

    [Platinum Crown](/paints/two-thin-coats/platinum-crown) ΔE 16.5

    approximate

Chainmail is a metallic paint from Vallejo Game Color. The closest paint in any other range is Stormhost Silver from Citadel Layer at ΔE 2.5, a near match. Across the 13 other ranges, 1 offer a near match and none 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)

- [Holy White](/paints/speedpaint-2/holy-white) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 4.7
- [Blinding Light](/paints/speedpaint-2/blinding-light) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 5.6
- [Battleship Grey](/paints/speedpaint-2/battleship-grey) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 10.2

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

- [Mithril](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/mithril) approximate ΔE 17.9
- [Shining Silver](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/shining-silver) approximate ΔE 25.4
- [Plate Mail Metal](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/plate-mail-metal) approximate ΔE 36.7

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

- [Light Tone](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash/light-tone) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 49.1
- [Sepia Tone](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash/sepia-tone) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 55.2
- [Soft Tone](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash/soft-tone) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 57.8

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

- [Grey Knights Steel](/paints/citadel-base/grey-knights-steel) approximate ΔE 11.3
- [Iron Hands Steel](/paints/citadel-base/iron-hands-steel) approximate ΔE 16.8
- [Leadbelcher](/paints/citadel-base/leadbelcher) approximate ΔE 20.8

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

- [Apothecary White](/paints/citadel-contrast/apothecary-white) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 14.1
- [Skeleton Horde](/paints/citadel-contrast/skeleton-horde) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 26.9
- [Briar Queen Chill](/paints/citadel-contrast/briar-queen-chill) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 31.3

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

- [Stormhost Silver](/paints/citadel-layer/stormhost-silver) near match ΔE 2.5
- [Runefang Steel](/paints/citadel-layer/runefang-steel) approximate ΔE 7.4
- [Canoptek Alloy](/paints/citadel-layer/canoptek-alloy) approximate ΔE 14.4

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

- [Soulblight Grey](/paints/citadel-shade/soulblight-grey) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 17.2
- [Kroak Green](/paints/citadel-shade/kroak-green) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 26.9
- [Poxwalker](/paints/citadel-shade/poxwalker) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 30.1

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

- [Platinum Crown](/paints/two-thin-coats/platinum-crown) approximate ΔE 16.5
- [Overlord Brass](/paints/two-thin-coats/overlord-brass) approximate ΔE 22.9
- [Battle Axe Brass](/paints/two-thin-coats/battle-axe-brass) approximate ΔE 24.0

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

- [Dead White](/paints/vallejo-game-air/dead-white-76-001) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 5.8
- [Wolf Grey](/paints/vallejo-game-air/wolf-grey-76-047) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 8.5
- [Sunrise Blue](/paints/vallejo-game-air/sunrise-blue-76-118) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 21.8

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

- [Light Steel](/paints/vallejo-mecha/light-steel-69-064) approximate ΔE 7.0
- [Steel](/paints/vallejo-mecha/steel-69-063) approximate ΔE 25.8
- [Dark Steel](/paints/vallejo-mecha/dark-steel-69-065) approximate ΔE 32.7

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

- [Semi Matt Aluminium](/paints/vallejo-metal/semi-matt-aluminium-77-716) approximate ΔE 8.6
- [Dull Aluminium](/paints/vallejo-metal/dull-aluminium-77-717) approximate ΔE 10.3
- [White Aluminium](/paints/vallejo-metal/white-aluminium-77-706) approximate ΔE 10.5

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

- [White](/paints/vallejo-wash/white-76-501) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 5.8
- [Pale Grey Wash](/paints/vallejo-wash/pale-grey-wash-73-202) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 6.5
- [Light Grey](/paints/vallejo-wash/light-grey-76-515) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 8.7

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

- [Templar White](/paints/vallejo-xpress/templar-white-72-401) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 6.1
- [Mummy White](/paints/vallejo-xpress/mummy-white-72-449) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 19.1
- [Bag of Bones](/paints/vallejo-xpress/bag-of-bones-72-450) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 26.1

## Also in Vallejo Game Color

- [Rotten White](/paints/vallejo-game-color/rotten-white-72-130) near match ΔE 2.8
- [Dark Gunmetal](/paints/vallejo-game-color/dark-gunmetal-72-054) safe substitute ΔE 3.2
- [Silver](/paints/vallejo-game-color/silver-72-052) safe substitute ΔE 3.3

Every pot in [Vallejo Game Color](/paints/vallejo-game-color) has a page like this one. Vallejo against the other brands, whole ranges at a time: [Vallejo to Citadel](/paints/vallejo-to-citadel), [Vallejo to Army Painter](/paints/vallejo-to-army-painter), [Vallejo to Two Thin Coats](/paints/vallejo-to-two-thin-coats), [Citadel to Vallejo](/paints/citadel-to-vallejo), [Army Painter to Vallejo](/paints/army-painter-to-vallejo), [Two Thin Coats to Vallejo](/paints/two-thin-coats-to-vallejo).

[Match it in the tool](/paints#paint=vallejo-game-color-chainmail-72-053)

##  Questions

What is the Citadel equivalent of Chainmail?

Stormhost Silver from Citadel Layer, 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 Chainmail?

Mithril from Warpaints Fanatic, at ΔE 17.9: the nearest metallic paint from Army Painter, though only an approximate match.

What is the Two Thin Coats equivalent of Chainmail?

Platinum Crown from Two Thin Coats, at ΔE 16.5: the nearest metallic paint from Two Thin Coats, though only an approximate match.