# Dark Aluminium (Vallejo Metal Color) Paint Equivalents

> Dark Aluminium (Vallejo Metal Color, 77.703) equivalents: Citadel Leadbelcher, Army Painter Mithril and Two Thin Coats Dwarven Iron, by ΔE colour distance.

Canonical: https://lexmechanic.com/paints/vallejo-metal/dark-aluminium-77-703

§ PAINT · 11th edition

# Dark Aluminium: Vallejo Metal Color metallic, 77.703, hex #949496. Its closest equivalents in every other range, nearest first.

Paint

Dark Aluminium

Range

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

Finish

metallic

Code

77.703

Hex

#949496

Hex source

community data

## Dark Aluminium equivalents

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

- ### Citadel equivalent

    [Leadbelcher](/paints/citadel-base/leadbelcher) Citadel Base ΔE 1.3

    near match
- ### Army Painter equivalent

    [Mithril](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/mithril) Warpaints Fanatic ΔE 3.6

    safe substitute
- ### Two Thin Coats equivalent

    [Dwarven Iron](/paints/two-thin-coats/dwarven-iron) ΔE 5.4

    safe substitute

Dark Aluminium is a metallic paint from Vallejo Metal Color. The closest paint in any other range is Leadbelcher from Citadel Base at ΔE 1.3, 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 6.1
- [Ashen Stone](/paints/speedpaint-2/ashen-stone) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 11.1
- [Battleship Grey](/paints/speedpaint-2/battleship-grey) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 15.0

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

- [Mithril](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/mithril) safe substitute ΔE 3.6
- [Shining Silver](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/shining-silver) safe substitute ΔE 4.4
- [Plate Mail Metal](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/plate-mail-metal) approximate ΔE 16.2

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

- [Light Tone](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash/light-tone) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 32.2
- [Soft Tone](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash/soft-tone) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 34.6
- [Dark Skin Shade](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash/dark-skin-shade) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 34.9

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

- [Leadbelcher](/paints/citadel-base/leadbelcher) near match ΔE 1.3
- [Iron Hands Steel](/paints/citadel-base/iron-hands-steel) approximate ΔE 9.1
- [Runelord Brass](/paints/citadel-base/runelord-brass) approximate ΔE 12.0

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

- [Apothecary White](/paints/citadel-contrast/apothecary-white) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 15.6
- [Skeleton Horde](/paints/citadel-contrast/skeleton-horde) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 16.4
- [Dreadful Visage](/paints/citadel-contrast/dreadful-visage) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 19.1

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

- [Ironbreaker](/paints/citadel-layer/ironbreaker) safe substitute ΔE 4.1
- [Canoptek Alloy](/paints/citadel-layer/canoptek-alloy) approximate ΔE 12.7
- [Runefang Steel](/paints/citadel-layer/runefang-steel) approximate ΔE 14.7

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

- [Soulblight Grey](/paints/citadel-shade/soulblight-grey) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 5.4
- [Cryptek Armourshade Gloss](/paints/citadel-shade/cryptek-armourshade-gloss) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 18.0
- [Poxwalker](/paints/citadel-shade/poxwalker) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 19.3

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

- [Dwarven Iron](/paints/two-thin-coats/dwarven-iron) safe substitute ΔE 5.4
- [Blue Steel](/paints/two-thin-coats/blue-steel) approximate ΔE 7.8
- [Mythril Blade](/paints/two-thin-coats/mythril-blade) approximate ΔE 7.9

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

- [Stonewall Grey](/paints/vallejo-game-air/stonewall-grey-76-049) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 8.7
- [Neutral Grey](/paints/vallejo-game-air/neutral-grey-76-050) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 16.8
- [Wolf Grey](/paints/vallejo-game-air/wolf-grey-76-047) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 17.5

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

- [Tinny Tin](/paints/vallejo-game-color/tinny-tin-72-060) approximate ΔE 16.4
- [Hammered Copper](/paints/vallejo-game-color/hammered-copper-72-059) approximate ΔE 18.2
- [Dark Gunmetal](/paints/vallejo-game-color/dark-gunmetal-72-054) approximate ΔE 19.0

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

- [Steel](/paints/vallejo-mecha/steel-69-063) safe substitute ΔE 6.8
- [Dark Steel](/paints/vallejo-mecha/dark-steel-69-065) approximate ΔE 11.9
- [Light Steel](/paints/vallejo-mecha/light-steel-69-064) approximate ΔE 18.4

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

- [Blue Grey](/paints/vallejo-wash/blue-grey-76-524) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 8.1
- [Light Grey](/paints/vallejo-wash/light-grey-76-515) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 13.6
- [Pale Grey Wash](/paints/vallejo-wash/pale-grey-wash-73-202) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 15.6

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

- [Templar White](/paints/vallejo-xpress/templar-white-72-401) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 16.2
- [Mummy White](/paints/vallejo-xpress/mummy-white-72-449) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 18.3
- [Wicked Purple](/paints/vallejo-xpress/wicked-purple-72-456) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 18.5

## Also in Vallejo Metal Color

- [Silver](/paints/vallejo-metal/silver-77-724) safe substitute ΔE 3.9
- [Duraluminium](/paints/vallejo-metal/duraluminium-77-702) safe substitute ΔE 5.1
- [Magnesium](/paints/vallejo-metal/magnesium-77-711) safe substitute ΔE 5.4

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-dark-aluminium-77-703)

##  Questions

What is the Citadel equivalent of Dark Aluminium?

Leadbelcher from Citadel Base, at ΔE 1.3: a near match in the same finish. The two read as one colour on the model.

What is the Army Painter equivalent of Dark Aluminium?

Mithril from Warpaints Fanatic, at ΔE 3.6: a safe substitute in the same finish.

What is the Two Thin Coats equivalent of Dark Aluminium?

Dwarven Iron from Two Thin Coats, at ΔE 5.4: a safe substitute in the same finish.