# Light Steel (Vallejo Mecha Color) Paint Equivalents

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

Canonical: https://lexmechanic.com/paints/vallejo-mecha/light-steel-69-064

§ PAINT · 11th edition

# Light Steel: Vallejo Mecha Color metallic, 69.064, hex #cdd6d3. Its closest equivalents in every other range, nearest first.

Paint

Light Steel

Range

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

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 Silver](/paints/citadel-layer/stormhost-silver) Citadel Layer ΔE 4.7

    safe substitute
- ### Army Painter equivalent

    [Mithril](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/mithril) Warpaints Fanatic ΔE 15.3

    approximate
- ### Two Thin Coats equivalent

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

    approximate

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](/paints/speedpaint-2)

- [Battleship Grey](/paints/speedpaint-2/battleship-grey) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 5.3
- [Holy White](/paints/speedpaint-2/holy-white) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 5.4
- [Ashen Stone](/paints/speedpaint-2/ashen-stone) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 7.4

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

- [Mithril](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/mithril) approximate ΔE 15.3
- [Shining Silver](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/shining-silver) approximate ΔE 22.3
- [Plate Mail Metal](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/plate-mail-metal) approximate ΔE 33.5

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

- [Light Tone](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash/light-tone) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 46.4
- [Sepia Tone](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash/sepia-tone) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 53.2
- [Soft Tone](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash/soft-tone) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 55.6

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

- [Grey Knights Steel](/paints/citadel-base/grey-knights-steel) approximate ΔE 8.6
- [Iron Hands Steel](/paints/citadel-base/iron-hands-steel) approximate ΔE 14.8
- [Leadbelcher](/paints/citadel-base/leadbelcher) approximate ΔE 17.6

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

- [Apothecary White](/paints/citadel-contrast/apothecary-white) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 12.7
- [Skeleton Horde](/paints/citadel-contrast/skeleton-horde) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 22.7
- [Briar Queen Chill](/paints/citadel-contrast/briar-queen-chill) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 26.5

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

- [Stormhost Silver](/paints/citadel-layer/stormhost-silver) safe substitute ΔE 4.7
- [Runefang Steel](/paints/citadel-layer/runefang-steel) safe substitute ΔE 5.3
- [Canoptek Alloy](/paints/citadel-layer/canoptek-alloy) approximate ΔE 14.7

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

- [Soulblight Grey](/paints/citadel-shade/soulblight-grey) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 15.7
- [Kroak Green](/paints/citadel-shade/kroak-green) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 20.9
- [Poxwalker](/paints/citadel-shade/poxwalker) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 24.6

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

- [Platinum Crown](/paints/two-thin-coats/platinum-crown) approximate ΔE 13.4
- [Blue Steel](/paints/two-thin-coats/blue-steel) approximate ΔE 21.2
- [Dwarven Iron](/paints/two-thin-coats/dwarven-iron) approximate ΔE 22.1

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

- [Wolf Grey](/paints/vallejo-game-air/wolf-grey-76-047) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 2.6
- [Dead White](/paints/vallejo-game-air/dead-white-76-001) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 10.4
- [Sunrise Blue](/paints/vallejo-game-air/sunrise-blue-76-118) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 18.7

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

- [Dark Gunmetal](/paints/vallejo-game-color/dark-gunmetal-72-054) safe substitute ΔE 5.0
- [Silver](/paints/vallejo-game-color/silver-72-052) safe substitute ΔE 6.6
- [Chainmail](/paints/vallejo-game-color/chainmail-72-053) approximate ΔE 7.0

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

- [Semi Matt Aluminium](/paints/vallejo-metal/semi-matt-aluminium-77-716) safe substitute ΔE 6.9
- [Dull Aluminium](/paints/vallejo-metal/dull-aluminium-77-717) approximate ΔE 7.9
- [White Aluminium](/paints/vallejo-metal/white-aluminium-77-706) approximate ΔE 9.7

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

- [Light Grey](/paints/vallejo-wash/light-grey-76-515) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 6.0
- [Pale Grey Wash](/paints/vallejo-wash/pale-grey-wash-73-202) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 8.2
- [White](/paints/vallejo-wash/white-76-501) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 10.4

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

- [Templar White](/paints/vallejo-xpress/templar-white-72-401) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 3.9
- [Mummy White](/paints/vallejo-xpress/mummy-white-72-449) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 18.1
- [Bag of Bones](/paints/vallejo-xpress/bag-of-bones-72-450) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 23.7

## Also in Vallejo Mecha Color

- [Light Green](/paints/vallejo-mecha/light-green-69-025) safe substitute ΔE 4.6
- [Light Grey Wash](/paints/vallejo-mecha/light-grey-wash-69-515) safe substitute ΔE 5.1
- [Grey](/paints/vallejo-mecha/grey-70-641) safe substitute ΔE 6.1

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-steel-69-064)

##  Questions

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.