# Dark Gunmetal (Vallejo Game Color) Paint Equivalents

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

Canonical: https://lexmechanic.com/paints/vallejo-game-color/dark-gunmetal-72-054

§ PAINT · 11th edition

# Dark Gunmetal: Vallejo Game Color metallic, 72.054, hex #dadada. Its closest equivalents in every other range, nearest first.

Paint

Dark Gunmetal

Range

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

Finish

metallic

Code

72.054

Hex

#dadada

Hex source

community data

## Dark Gunmetal 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 1.7

    near match
- ### Army Painter equivalent

    [Mithril](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/mithril) Warpaints Fanatic ΔE 15.7

    approximate
- ### Two Thin Coats equivalent

    [Platinum Crown](/paints/two-thin-coats/platinum-crown) ΔE 13.4

    approximate

Dark Gunmetal is a metallic paint from Vallejo Game Color. The closest paint in any other range is Stormhost Silver from Citadel Layer at ΔE 1.7, a near match. Across the 13 other ranges, 1 offer a near match and 2 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 3.0
- [Blinding Light](/paints/speedpaint-2/blinding-light) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 6.1
- [Battleship Grey](/paints/speedpaint-2/battleship-grey) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 8.5

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

- [Mithril](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/mithril) approximate ΔE 15.7
- [Shining Silver](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/shining-silver) approximate ΔE 23.1
- [Plate Mail Metal](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/plate-mail-metal) approximate ΔE 34.5

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

- [Light Tone](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash/light-tone) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 46.3
- [Sepia Tone](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash/sepia-tone) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 52.7
- [Soft Tone](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash/soft-tone) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 55.5

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

- [Grey Knights Steel](/paints/citadel-base/grey-knights-steel) approximate ΔE 9.8
- [Iron Hands Steel](/paints/citadel-base/iron-hands-steel) approximate ΔE 13.9
- [Leadbelcher](/paints/citadel-base/leadbelcher) approximate ΔE 18.3

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

- [Apothecary White](/paints/citadel-contrast/apothecary-white) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 13.5
- [Skeleton Horde](/paints/citadel-contrast/skeleton-horde) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 23.5
- [Pylar Glacier](/paints/citadel-contrast/pylar-glacier) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 29.1

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

- [Stormhost Silver](/paints/citadel-layer/stormhost-silver) near match ΔE 1.7
- [Runefang Steel](/paints/citadel-layer/runefang-steel) safe substitute ΔE 5.5
- [Canoptek Alloy](/paints/citadel-layer/canoptek-alloy) approximate ΔE 11.9

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

- [Soulblight Grey](/paints/citadel-shade/soulblight-grey) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 15.0
- [Kroak Green](/paints/citadel-shade/kroak-green) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 24.6
- [Poxwalker](/paints/citadel-shade/poxwalker) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 28.0

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

- [Platinum Crown](/paints/two-thin-coats/platinum-crown) approximate ΔE 13.4
- [Overlord Brass](/paints/two-thin-coats/overlord-brass) approximate ΔE 20.1
- [Battle Axe Brass](/paints/two-thin-coats/battle-axe-brass) approximate ΔE 21.3

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

- [Wolf Grey](/paints/vallejo-game-air/wolf-grey-76-047) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 6.8
- [Dead White](/paints/vallejo-game-air/dead-white-76-001) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 7.9
- [Stonewall Grey](/paints/vallejo-game-air/stonewall-grey-76-049) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 20.4

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

- [Light Steel](/paints/vallejo-mecha/light-steel-69-064) safe substitute ΔE 5.0
- [Steel](/paints/vallejo-mecha/steel-69-063) approximate ΔE 23.0
- [Dark Steel](/paints/vallejo-mecha/dark-steel-69-065) approximate ΔE 30.3

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

- [Semi Matt Aluminium](/paints/vallejo-metal/semi-matt-aluminium-77-716) safe substitute ΔE 6.2
- [Dull Aluminium](/paints/vallejo-metal/dull-aluminium-77-717) approximate ΔE 7.6
- [White Aluminium](/paints/vallejo-metal/white-aluminium-77-706) approximate ΔE 8.5

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

- [Pale Grey Wash](/paints/vallejo-wash/pale-grey-wash-73-202) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 5.5
- [Light Grey](/paints/vallejo-wash/light-grey-76-515) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 5.7
- [White](/paints/vallejo-wash/white-76-501) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 7.9

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

- [Templar White](/paints/vallejo-xpress/templar-white-72-401) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 3.2
- [Mummy White](/paints/vallejo-xpress/mummy-white-72-449) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 16.3
- [Bag of Bones](/paints/vallejo-xpress/bag-of-bones-72-450) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 22.9

## Also in Vallejo Game Color

- [Chainmail](/paints/vallejo-game-color/chainmail-72-053) safe substitute ΔE 3.2
- [Heavy Bluegrey](/paints/vallejo-game-color/heavy-bluegrey-72-144) safe substitute ΔE 3.9
- [Silver](/paints/vallejo-game-color/silver-72-052) safe substitute ΔE 4.3

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-dark-gunmetal-72-054)

##  Questions

What is the Citadel equivalent of Dark Gunmetal?

Stormhost Silver from Citadel Layer, at ΔE 1.7: a near match in the same finish. The two read as one colour on the model.

What is the Army Painter equivalent of Dark Gunmetal?

Mithril from Warpaints Fanatic, at ΔE 15.7: the nearest metallic paint from Army Painter, though only an approximate match.

What is the Two Thin Coats equivalent of Dark Gunmetal?

Platinum Crown from Two Thin Coats, at ΔE 13.4: the nearest metallic paint from Two Thin Coats, though only an approximate match.