# Dark Steel (Vallejo Mecha Color) Paint Equivalents

> Dark Steel (Vallejo Mecha Color) equivalents: Citadel Iron Warriors, Army Painter Plate Mail Metal and Two Thin Coats Mythril Blade.

Canonical: https://lexmechanic.com/paints/vallejo-mecha/dark-steel-69-065

§ PAINT · 11th edition

# Dark Steel: Vallejo Mecha Color metallic, 69.065, hex #737476. Its closest equivalents in every other range, nearest first.

Paint

Dark Steel

Range

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

Finish

metallic

Code

69.065

Hex

#737476

Hex source

community data

## Dark Steel equivalents

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

- ### Citadel equivalent

    [Iron Warriors](/paints/citadel-base/iron-warriors) Citadel Base ΔE 3.8

    safe substitute
- ### Army Painter equivalent

    [Plate Mail Metal](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/plate-mail-metal) Warpaints Fanatic ΔE 4.1

    safe substitute
- ### Two Thin Coats equivalent

    [Mythril Blade](/paints/two-thin-coats/mythril-blade) ΔE 4.5

    safe substitute

Dark Steel is a metallic paint from Vallejo Mecha Color. The closest paint in any other range is Gunmetal Grey from Vallejo Metal Color at ΔE 1.3, a near match. Across the 13 other ranges, 1 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 8.3
- [Broadsword Silver](/paints/speedpaint-2/broadsword-silver) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 11.1
- [Enchanted Steel](/paints/speedpaint-2/enchanted-steel) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 11.8

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

- [Plate Mail Metal](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/plate-mail-metal) safe substitute ΔE 4.1
- [Shining Silver](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/shining-silver) approximate ΔE 7.8
- [True Brass](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/true-brass) approximate ΔE 9.7

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

- [Dark Skin Shade](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash/dark-skin-shade) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 22.3
- [Soft Tone](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash/soft-tone) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 23.2
- [Light Tone](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash/light-tone) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 25.0

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

- [Iron Warriors](/paints/citadel-base/iron-warriors) safe substitute ΔE 3.8
- [Runelord Brass](/paints/citadel-base/runelord-brass) approximate ΔE 11.6
- [Leadbelcher](/paints/citadel-base/leadbelcher) approximate ΔE 12.5

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

- [Nighthaunt Gloom](/paints/citadel-contrast/nighthaunt-gloom) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 16.3
- [Dreadful Visage](/paints/citadel-contrast/dreadful-visage) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 16.4
- [Aggaros Dunes](/paints/citadel-contrast/aggaros-dunes) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 17.0

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

- [Ironbreaker](/paints/citadel-layer/ironbreaker) approximate ΔE 10.5
- [Sycorax Bronze](/paints/citadel-layer/sycorax-bronze) approximate ΔE 22.5
- [Canoptek Alloy](/paints/citadel-layer/canoptek-alloy) approximate ΔE 23.2

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

- [Cryptek Armourshade Gloss](/paints/citadel-shade/cryptek-armourshade-gloss) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 12.6
- [Soulblight Grey](/paints/citadel-shade/soulblight-grey) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 16.7
- [Targor Rageshade](/paints/citadel-shade/targor-rageshade) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 18.5

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

- [Mythril Blade](/paints/two-thin-coats/mythril-blade) safe substitute ΔE 4.5
- [Death Metal](/paints/two-thin-coats/death-metal) approximate ΔE 8.1
- [Dwarven Iron](/paints/two-thin-coats/dwarven-iron) approximate ΔE 8.4

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

- [Neutral Grey](/paints/vallejo-game-air/neutral-grey-76-050) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 8.1
- [Sombre Grey](/paints/vallejo-game-air/sombre-grey-76-048) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 10.8
- [Stonewall Grey](/paints/vallejo-game-air/stonewall-grey-76-049) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 14.8

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

- [Tinny Tin](/paints/vallejo-game-color/tinny-tin-72-060) approximate ΔE 27.6
- [Hammered Copper](/paints/vallejo-game-color/hammered-copper-72-059) approximate ΔE 29.3
- [Dark Gunmetal](/paints/vallejo-game-color/dark-gunmetal-72-054) approximate ΔE 30.3

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

- [Gunmetal Grey](/paints/vallejo-metal/gunmetal-grey-77-720) near match ΔE 1.3
- [Jet Exhaust](/paints/vallejo-metal/jet-exhaust-77-713) near match ΔE 2.3
- [Steel](/paints/vallejo-metal/steel-77-712) near match ΔE 2.4

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

- [Off-Grey](/paints/vallejo-wash/off-grey-76-516) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 6.3
- [Oiled Earth](/paints/vallejo-wash/oiled-earth-76-521) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 11.3
- [Dark Grey](/paints/vallejo-wash/dark-grey-76-517) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 13.1

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

- [Wicked Purple](/paints/vallejo-xpress/wicked-purple-72-456) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 9.6
- [Starship Steel](/paints/vallejo-xpress/starship-steel-72-462) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 12.9
- [Zombie Flesh](/paints/vallejo-xpress/zombie-flesh-72-470) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 13.7

## Also in Vallejo Mecha Color

- [Grey Z](/paints/vallejo-mecha/grey-z-69-039) near match ΔE 2.8
- [Gunmetal](/paints/vallejo-mecha/gunmetal-69-058) approximate ΔE 7.9
- [Steel](/paints/vallejo-mecha/steel-69-063) approximate ΔE 9.9

Every pot in [Vallejo Mecha Color](/paints/vallejo-mecha) 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-mecha-dark-steel-69-065)

##  Questions

What is the Citadel equivalent of Dark Steel?

Iron Warriors from Citadel Base, at ΔE 3.8: a safe substitute in the same finish.

What is the Army Painter equivalent of Dark Steel?

Plate Mail Metal from Warpaints Fanatic, at ΔE 4.1: a safe substitute in the same finish.

What is the Two Thin Coats equivalent of Dark Steel?

Mythril Blade from Two Thin Coats, at ΔE 4.5: a safe substitute in the same finish.