§ PAINT · 11th edition
Light SteelVallejo Mecha Color metallic, 69.064, hex #cdd6d3. Its closest equivalents in every other range, nearest first.
- Paint
- Light Steel
- Range
- Vallejo Mecha Color
- Finish
- metallic
- Code
- 69.064
- Hex
- #cdd6d3
- Hex source
- community data
Light Steel equivalents
One paint from each other brand, the closest in colour and finish.
Citadel equivalent
Stormhost SilverCitadel LayerΔE 4.7safe substituteArmy Painter equivalent
MithrilWarpaints FanaticΔE 15.3approximateTwo Thin Coats equivalent
Platinum CrownΔE 13.4approximate
Light Steel is a metallic paint from Vallejo Mecha Color. The closest paint in any other range is Stormhost Silver from Citadel Layer at ΔE 4.7, a safe substitute. Across the 13 other ranges, none 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
- Battleship Grey⚠ cross-finishΔE 5.3
- Holy White⚠ cross-finishΔE 5.4
- Ashen Stone⚠ cross-finishΔE 7.4
Army Painter Warpaints Fanatic
- MithrilapproximateΔE 15.3
- Shining SilverapproximateΔE 22.3
- Plate Mail MetalapproximateΔE 33.5
Army Painter Warpaints Fanatic Wash
- Light Tone⚠ cross-finishΔE 46.4
- Sepia Tone⚠ cross-finishΔE 53.2
- Soft Tone⚠ cross-finishΔE 55.6
Citadel Base
- Grey Knights SteelapproximateΔE 8.6
- Iron Hands SteelapproximateΔE 14.8
- LeadbelcherapproximateΔE 17.6
Citadel Contrast
- Apothecary White⚠ cross-finishΔE 12.7
- Skeleton Horde⚠ cross-finishΔE 22.7
- Briar Queen Chill⚠ cross-finishΔE 26.5
Citadel Layer
- Stormhost Silversafe substituteΔE 4.7
- Runefang Steelsafe substituteΔE 5.3
- Canoptek AlloyapproximateΔE 14.7
Citadel Shade
- Soulblight Grey⚠ cross-finishΔE 15.7
- Kroak Green⚠ cross-finishΔE 20.9
- Poxwalker⚠ cross-finishΔE 24.6
Two Thin Coats
- Platinum CrownapproximateΔE 13.4
- Blue SteelapproximateΔE 21.2
- Dwarven IronapproximateΔE 22.1
Vallejo Game Air
- Wolf Grey⚠ cross-finishΔE 2.6
- Dead White⚠ cross-finishΔE 10.4
- Sunrise Blue⚠ cross-finishΔE 18.7
Vallejo Game Color
- Dark Gunmetalsafe substituteΔE 5.0
- Silversafe substituteΔE 6.6
- ChainmailapproximateΔE 7.0
Vallejo Metal Color
- Semi Matt Aluminiumsafe substituteΔE 6.9
- Dull AluminiumapproximateΔE 7.9
- White AluminiumapproximateΔE 9.7
Vallejo Wash
- Light Grey⚠ cross-finishΔE 6.0
- Pale Grey Wash⚠ cross-finishΔE 8.2
- White⚠ cross-finishΔE 10.4
Vallejo Xpress
- Templar White⚠ cross-finishΔE 3.9
- Mummy White⚠ cross-finishΔE 18.1
- Bag of Bones⚠ cross-finishΔE 23.7
Also in Vallejo Mecha Color
- Light Greensafe substituteΔE 4.6
- Light Grey Washsafe substituteΔE 5.1
- Greysafe substituteΔE 6.1
Every pot in Vallejo Mecha Color has a page like this one. Vallejo against the other brands, whole ranges at a time: Vallejo to Citadel, Vallejo to Army Painter, Vallejo to Two Thin Coats, Citadel to Vallejo, Army Painter to Vallejo, Two Thin Coats to Vallejo.
Match it in the toolQuestions
- What is the Citadel equivalent of Light Steel?
- Stormhost Silver from Citadel Layer, at ΔE 4.7: a safe substitute in the same finish.
- What is the Army Painter equivalent of Light Steel?
- Mithril from Warpaints Fanatic, at ΔE 15.3: the nearest metallic paint from Army Painter, though only an approximate match.
- What is the Two Thin Coats equivalent of Light Steel?
- Platinum Crown from Two Thin Coats, at ΔE 13.4: the nearest metallic paint from Two Thin Coats, though only an approximate match.