# Steel (Vallejo Mecha Color) Paint Equivalents // Lexmechanic

> Steel (Vallejo Mecha Color, 69.063) equivalents: Citadel Ironbreaker, Army Painter Shining Silver and Two Thin Coats Dwarven Iron, by ΔE colour distance.

Canonical: https://lexmechanic.com/paints/vallejo-mecha/steel-69-063

§ PAINT · 11th edition

# Steel: Vallejo Mecha Color metallic, 69.063, hex #898a82. Its closest equivalents in every other range, nearest first.

Paint

Steel

Range

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

Finish

metallic

Code

69.063

Hex

#898a82

Hex source

community data

## Steel equivalents

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

- ### Citadel equivalent

    [Ironbreaker](/paints/citadel-layer/ironbreaker) Citadel Layer ΔE 6.0

    safe substitute
- ### Army Painter equivalent

    [Shining Silver](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/shining-silver) Warpaints Fanatic ΔE 6.7

    safe substitute
- ### Two Thin Coats equivalent

    [Dwarven Iron](/paints/two-thin-coats/dwarven-iron) ΔE 2.6

    near match

Steel is a metallic paint from Vallejo Mecha Color. The closest paint in any other range is Dwarven Iron from Two Thin Coats at ΔE 2.6, a near match. Across the 13 other ranges, 1 offer a near match and 4 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 2.2
- [Ashen Stone](/paints/speedpaint-2/ashen-stone) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 14.9
- [Bony Matter](/paints/speedpaint-2/bony-matter) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 16.6

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

- [Shining Silver](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/shining-silver) safe substitute ΔE 6.7
- [Mithril](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/mithril) approximate ΔE 9.9
- [Plate Mail Metal](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/plate-mail-metal) approximate ΔE 14.1

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

- [Light Tone](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash/light-tone) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 27.7
- [Soft Tone](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash/soft-tone) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 30.2
- [Dark Skin Shade](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash/dark-skin-shade) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 31.7

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

- [Leadbelcher](/paints/citadel-base/leadbelcher) safe substitute ΔE 6.3
- [Runelord Brass](/paints/citadel-base/runelord-brass) approximate ΔE 8.0
- [Iron Warriors](/paints/citadel-base/iron-warriors) approximate ΔE 11.1

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

- [Skeleton Horde](/paints/citadel-contrast/skeleton-horde) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 12.7
- [Nighthaunt Gloom](/paints/citadel-contrast/nighthaunt-gloom) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 17.4
- [Aggaros Dunes](/paints/citadel-contrast/aggaros-dunes) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 18.1

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

- [Ironbreaker](/paints/citadel-layer/ironbreaker) safe substitute ΔE 6.0
- [Sycorax Bronze](/paints/citadel-layer/sycorax-bronze) approximate ΔE 15.8
- [Canoptek Alloy](/paints/citadel-layer/canoptek-alloy) approximate ΔE 16.6

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

- [Soulblight Grey](/paints/citadel-shade/soulblight-grey) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 11.7
- [Cryptek Armourshade Gloss](/paints/citadel-shade/cryptek-armourshade-gloss) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 17.9
- [Poxwalker](/paints/citadel-shade/poxwalker) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 18.1

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

- [Dwarven Iron](/paints/two-thin-coats/dwarven-iron) near match ΔE 2.6
- [Mythril Blade](/paints/two-thin-coats/mythril-blade) safe substitute ΔE 5.8
- [Blue Steel](/paints/two-thin-coats/blue-steel) safe substitute ΔE 6.1

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

- [Stonewall Grey](/paints/vallejo-game-air/stonewall-grey-76-049) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 6.5
- [Neutral Grey](/paints/vallejo-game-air/neutral-grey-76-050) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 11.5
- [Bone White](/paints/vallejo-game-air/bone-white-76-034) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 17.9

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

- [Tinny Tin](/paints/vallejo-game-color/tinny-tin-72-060) approximate ΔE 21.1
- [Hammered Copper](/paints/vallejo-game-color/hammered-copper-72-059) approximate ΔE 21.8
- [Dark Gunmetal](/paints/vallejo-game-color/dark-gunmetal-72-054) approximate ΔE 23.0

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

- [Magnesium](/paints/vallejo-metal/magnesium-77-711) safe substitute ΔE 4.8
- [Burnt Iron](/paints/vallejo-metal/burnt-iron-77-721) safe substitute ΔE 5.7
- [Exhaust Manifold](/paints/vallejo-metal/exhaust-manifold-77-723) safe substitute ΔE 5.7

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

- [Blue Grey](/paints/vallejo-wash/blue-grey-76-524) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 11.8
- [Off-Grey](/paints/vallejo-wash/off-grey-76-516) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 14.8
- [Dark Khaki Green](/paints/vallejo-wash/dark-khaki-green-76-520) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 16.0

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

- [Zombie Flesh](/paints/vallejo-xpress/zombie-flesh-72-470) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 16.5
- [Starship Steel](/paints/vallejo-xpress/starship-steel-72-462) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 16.7
- [Wicked Purple](/paints/vallejo-xpress/wicked-purple-72-456) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 17.4

## Also in Vallejo Mecha Color

- [Grey Z](/paints/vallejo-mecha/grey-z-69-039) approximate ΔE 7.8
- [Dark Steel](/paints/vallejo-mecha/dark-steel-69-065) approximate ΔE 9.9
- [Grey](/paints/vallejo-mecha/grey-69-037) approximate ΔE 10.4

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-steel-69-063)

##  Questions

What is the Citadel equivalent of Steel?

Ironbreaker from Citadel Layer, at ΔE 6.0: a safe substitute in the same finish.

What is the Army Painter equivalent of Steel?

Shining Silver from Warpaints Fanatic, at ΔE 6.7: a safe substitute in the same finish.

What is the Two Thin Coats equivalent of Steel?

Dwarven Iron from Two Thin Coats, at ΔE 2.6: a near match in the same finish. The two read as one colour on the model.