# Light Grey (Vallejo Mecha Color) Paint Equivalents

> Light Grey (Vallejo Mecha Color, 69.036) equivalents: Citadel Grey Seer, Army Painter Ash Grey and Two Thin Coats Carcharodon Grey, by ΔE colour distance.

Canonical: https://lexmechanic.com/paints/vallejo-mecha/light-grey-69-036

§ PAINT · 11th edition

# Light Grey: Vallejo Mecha Color opaque, 69.036, hex #969da5. Its closest equivalents in every other range, nearest first.

Paint

Light Grey

Range

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

Finish

opaque

Code

69.036

Hex

#969da5

Hex source

community data

## Light Grey equivalents

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

- ### Citadel equivalent

    [Grey Seer](/paints/citadel-base/grey-seer) Citadel Base ΔE 4.1

    safe substitute
- ### Army Painter equivalent

    [Ash Grey](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/ash-grey) Warpaints Fanatic ΔE 7.4

    approximate
- ### Two Thin Coats equivalent

    [Carcharodon Grey](/paints/two-thin-coats/carcharodon-grey) ΔE 5.0

    safe substitute

Light Grey is an opaque paint from Vallejo Mecha Color. The closest paint in any other range is Grey Seer from Citadel Base at ΔE 4.1, a safe substitute. Across the 13 other ranges, none 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)

- [Ashen Stone](/paints/speedpaint-2/ashen-stone) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 9.0
- [Polished Silver](/paints/speedpaint-2/polished-silver) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 10.2
- [Battleship Grey](/paints/speedpaint-2/battleship-grey) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 12.0

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

- [Ash Grey](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/ash-grey) approximate ΔE 7.4
- [Company Grey](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/company-grey) approximate ΔE 10.0
- [Runic Cobalt](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/runic-cobalt) approximate ΔE 10.2

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

- [Light Tone](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash/light-tone) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 36.8
- [Dark Skin Shade](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash/dark-skin-shade) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 39.4
- [Soft Tone](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash/soft-tone) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 39.7

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

- [Grey Seer](/paints/citadel-base/grey-seer) safe substitute ΔE 4.1
- [Celestra Grey](/paints/citadel-base/celestra-grey) approximate ΔE 8.9
- [Rakarth Flesh](/paints/citadel-base/rakarth-flesh) approximate ΔE 10.8

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

- [Apothecary White](/paints/citadel-contrast/apothecary-white) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 11.1
- [Briar Queen Chill](/paints/citadel-contrast/briar-queen-chill) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 17.2
- [Nighthaunt Gloom](/paints/citadel-contrast/nighthaunt-gloom) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 18.6

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

- [Administratum Grey](/paints/citadel-layer/administratum-grey) approximate ΔE 8.6
- [Slaanesh Grey](/paints/citadel-layer/slaanesh-grey) approximate ΔE 8.6
- [Blue Horror](/paints/citadel-layer/blue-horror) approximate ΔE 9.7

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

- [Soulblight Grey](/paints/citadel-shade/soulblight-grey) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 6.4
- [Poxwalker](/paints/citadel-shade/poxwalker) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 17.4
- [Tyran Blue](/paints/citadel-shade/tyran-blue) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 21.2

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

- [Carcharodon Grey](/paints/two-thin-coats/carcharodon-grey) safe substitute ΔE 5.0
- [Gravestone Blue](/paints/two-thin-coats/gravestone-blue) approximate ΔE 8.1
- [Frost Blue](/paints/two-thin-coats/frost-blue) approximate ΔE 9.5

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

- [Stonewall Grey](/paints/vallejo-game-air/stonewall-grey-76-049) approximate ΔE 12.9
- [Wolf Grey](/paints/vallejo-game-air/wolf-grey-76-047) approximate ΔE 14.8
- [Electric Blue](/paints/vallejo-game-air/electric-blue-76-023) approximate ΔE 16.7

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

- [Steel Grey](/paints/vallejo-game-color/steel-grey-72-102) approximate ΔE 7.3
- [Ghost Grey](/paints/vallejo-game-color/ghost-grey-72-046) approximate ΔE 12.6
- [Warm Grey](/paints/vallejo-game-color/warm-grey-72-148) approximate ΔE 12.9

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

- [Dark Aluminium](/paints/vallejo-metal/dark-aluminium-77-703) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 4.7
- [Silver](/paints/vallejo-metal/silver-77-724) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 4.8
- [Duraluminium](/paints/vallejo-metal/duraluminium-77-702) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 5.2

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

- [Blue Grey](/paints/vallejo-wash/blue-grey-76-524) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 4.5
- [Light Grey](/paints/vallejo-wash/light-grey-76-515) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 12.2
- [Pale Grey Wash](/paints/vallejo-wash/pale-grey-wash-73-202) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 13.3

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

- [Templar White](/paints/vallejo-xpress/templar-white-72-401) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 14.3
- [Mummy White](/paints/vallejo-xpress/mummy-white-72-449) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 20.4
- [Starship Steel](/paints/vallejo-xpress/starship-steel-72-462) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 20.7

## Also in Vallejo Mecha Color

- [Grey](/paints/vallejo-mecha/grey-69-037) safe substitute ΔE 3.4
- [Stone Grey](/paints/vallejo-mecha/stone-grey-69-024) approximate ΔE 8.3
- [Steel](/paints/vallejo-mecha/steel-69-063) approximate ΔE 10.7

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-light-grey-69-036)

##  Questions

What is the Citadel equivalent of Light Grey?

Grey Seer from Citadel Base, at ΔE 4.1: a safe substitute in the same finish.

What is the Army Painter equivalent of Light Grey?

Ash Grey from Warpaints Fanatic, at ΔE 7.4: the nearest opaque paint from Army Painter, though only an approximate match.

What is the Two Thin Coats equivalent of Light Grey?

Carcharodon Grey from Two Thin Coats, at ΔE 5.0: a safe substitute in the same finish.