# Aluminium (Vallejo Metal Color) Paint Equivalents

> Aluminium (Vallejo Metal Color, 77.701) equivalents: Citadel Iron Hands Steel, Army Painter Mithril and Two Thin Coats Dwarven Iron, by ΔE colour distance.

Canonical: https://lexmechanic.com/paints/vallejo-metal/aluminium-77-701

§ PAINT · 11th edition

# Aluminium: Vallejo Metal Color metallic, 77.701, hex #aeaeae. Its closest equivalents in every other range, nearest first.

Paint

Aluminium

Range

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

Finish

metallic

Code

77.701

Hex

#aeaeae

Hex source

community data

## Aluminium equivalents

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

- ### Citadel equivalent

    [Iron Hands Steel](/paints/citadel-base/iron-hands-steel) Citadel Base ΔE 6.0

    safe substitute
- ### Army Painter equivalent

    [Mithril](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/mithril) Warpaints Fanatic ΔE 4.9

    safe substitute
- ### Two Thin Coats equivalent

    [Dwarven Iron](/paints/two-thin-coats/dwarven-iron) ΔE 12.2

    approximate

Aluminium is a metallic paint from Vallejo Metal Color. The closest paint in any other range is Mithril from Warpaints Fanatic at ΔE 4.9, 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 4.0
- [Battleship Grey](/paints/speedpaint-2/battleship-grey) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 8.6
- [Polished Silver](/paints/speedpaint-2/polished-silver) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 12.7

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

- [Mithril](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/mithril) safe substitute ΔE 4.9
- [Shining Silver](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/shining-silver) approximate ΔE 12.3
- [Plate Mail Metal](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/plate-mail-metal) approximate ΔE 24.0

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

- [Light Tone](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash/light-tone) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 37.6
- [Sepia Tone](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash/sepia-tone) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 43.8
- [Soft Tone](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash/soft-tone) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 45.2

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

- [Iron Hands Steel](/paints/citadel-base/iron-hands-steel) safe substitute ΔE 6.0
- [Grey Knights Steel](/paints/citadel-base/grey-knights-steel) approximate ΔE 7.2
- [Leadbelcher](/paints/citadel-base/leadbelcher) approximate ΔE 7.3

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

- [Apothecary White](/paints/citadel-contrast/apothecary-white) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 11.7
- [Skeleton Horde](/paints/citadel-contrast/skeleton-horde) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 16.5
- [Briar Queen Chill](/paints/citadel-contrast/briar-queen-chill) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 22.0

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

- [Runefang Steel](/paints/citadel-layer/runefang-steel) approximate ΔE 7.3
- [Canoptek Alloy](/paints/citadel-layer/canoptek-alloy) approximate ΔE 7.9
- [Ironbreaker](/paints/citadel-layer/ironbreaker) approximate ΔE 10.3

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

- [Soulblight Grey](/paints/citadel-shade/soulblight-grey) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 5.1
- [Poxwalker](/paints/citadel-shade/poxwalker) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 21.0
- [Kroak Green](/paints/citadel-shade/kroak-green) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 22.3

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

- [Dwarven Iron](/paints/two-thin-coats/dwarven-iron) approximate ΔE 12.2
- [Blue Steel](/paints/two-thin-coats/blue-steel) approximate ΔE 13.2
- [Platinum Crown](/paints/two-thin-coats/platinum-crown) approximate ΔE 13.3

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

- [Wolf Grey](/paints/vallejo-game-air/wolf-grey-76-047) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 10.4
- [Stonewall Grey](/paints/vallejo-game-air/stonewall-grey-76-049) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 11.0
- [Pale Flesh](/paints/vallejo-game-air/pale-flesh-76-003) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 17.3

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

- [Tinny Tin](/paints/vallejo-game-color/tinny-tin-72-060) approximate ΔE 9.7
- [Hammered Copper](/paints/vallejo-game-color/hammered-copper-72-059) approximate ΔE 11.1
- [Dark Gunmetal](/paints/vallejo-game-color/dark-gunmetal-72-054) approximate ΔE 11.1

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

- [Light Steel](/paints/vallejo-mecha/light-steel-69-064) approximate ΔE 10.9
- [Steel](/paints/vallejo-mecha/steel-69-063) approximate ΔE 12.4
- [Dark Steel](/paints/vallejo-mecha/dark-steel-69-065) approximate ΔE 19.6

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

- [Light Grey](/paints/vallejo-wash/light-grey-76-515) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 5.7
- [Blue Grey](/paints/vallejo-wash/blue-grey-76-524) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 8.5
- [Pale Grey Wash](/paints/vallejo-wash/pale-grey-wash-73-202) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 8.6

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

- [Templar White](/paints/vallejo-xpress/templar-white-72-401) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 8.3
- [Mummy White](/paints/vallejo-xpress/mummy-white-72-449) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 14.3
- [Bag of Bones](/paints/vallejo-xpress/bag-of-bones-72-450) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 18.7

## Also in Vallejo Metal Color

- [Chrome](/paints/vallejo-metal/chrome-77-707) near match ΔE 0.3
- [Pale Burnt Metal](/paints/vallejo-metal/pale-burnt-metal-77-704) near match ΔE 1.4
- [Duraluminium](/paints/vallejo-metal/duraluminium-77-702) near match ΔE 2.9

Every pot in [Vallejo Metal Color](/paints/vallejo-metal) 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-metal-aluminium-77-701)

##  Questions

What is the Citadel equivalent of Aluminium?

Iron Hands Steel from Citadel Base, at ΔE 6.0: a safe substitute in the same finish.

What is the Army Painter equivalent of Aluminium?

Mithril from Warpaints Fanatic, at ΔE 4.9: a safe substitute in the same finish.

What is the Two Thin Coats equivalent of Aluminium?

Dwarven Iron from Two Thin Coats, at ΔE 12.2: the nearest metallic paint from Two Thin Coats, though only an approximate match.