# Dull Aluminium (Vallejo Metal Color) Paint Equivalents

> Dull Aluminium (Vallejo Metal Color) equivalents: Citadel Runefang Steel, Army Painter Mithril and Two Thin Coats Platinum Crown.

Canonical: https://lexmechanic.com/paints/vallejo-metal/dull-aluminium-77-717

§ PAINT · 11th edition

# Dull Aluminium: Vallejo Metal Color metallic, 77.717, hex #bbbbbb. Its closest equivalents in every other range, nearest first.

Paint

Dull Aluminium

Range

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

Finish

metallic

Code

77.717

Hex

#bbbbbb

Hex source

community data

## Dull Aluminium equivalents

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

- ### Citadel equivalent

    [Runefang Steel](/paints/citadel-layer/runefang-steel) Citadel Layer ΔE 4.4

    safe substitute
- ### Army Painter equivalent

    [Mithril](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/mithril) Warpaints Fanatic ΔE 8.2

    approximate
- ### Two Thin Coats equivalent

    [Platinum Crown](/paints/two-thin-coats/platinum-crown) ΔE 12.3

    approximate

Dull Aluminium is a metallic paint from Vallejo Metal Color. The closest paint in any other range is Runefang Steel from Citadel Layer at ΔE 4.4, 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 3.1
- [Battleship Grey](/paints/speedpaint-2/battleship-grey) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 6.8
- [Holy White](/paints/speedpaint-2/holy-white) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 9.5

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

- [Mithril](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/mithril) approximate ΔE 8.2
- [Shining Silver](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/shining-silver) approximate ΔE 15.7
- [Plate Mail Metal](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/plate-mail-metal) approximate ΔE 27.3

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

- [Light Tone](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash/light-tone) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 40.3
- [Sepia Tone](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash/sepia-tone) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 46.8
- [Soft Tone](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash/soft-tone) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 49.2

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

- [Grey Knights Steel](/paints/citadel-base/grey-knights-steel) safe substitute ΔE 6.2
- [Iron Hands Steel](/paints/citadel-base/iron-hands-steel) approximate ΔE 7.7
- [Leadbelcher](/paints/citadel-base/leadbelcher) approximate ΔE 10.8

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

- [Apothecary White](/paints/citadel-contrast/apothecary-white) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 11.2
- [Skeleton Horde](/paints/citadel-contrast/skeleton-horde) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 18.3
- [Briar Queen Chill](/paints/citadel-contrast/briar-queen-chill) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 24.0

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

- [Runefang Steel](/paints/citadel-layer/runefang-steel) safe substitute ΔE 4.4
- [Canoptek Alloy](/paints/citadel-layer/canoptek-alloy) approximate ΔE 7.8
- [Stormhost Silver](/paints/citadel-layer/stormhost-silver) approximate ΔE 8.3

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

- [Soulblight Grey](/paints/citadel-shade/soulblight-grey) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 7.9
- [Kroak Green](/paints/citadel-shade/kroak-green) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 22.5
- [Poxwalker](/paints/citadel-shade/poxwalker) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 22.9

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

- [Platinum Crown](/paints/two-thin-coats/platinum-crown) approximate ΔE 12.3
- [Dwarven Iron](/paints/two-thin-coats/dwarven-iron) approximate ΔE 15.7
- [Blue Steel](/paints/two-thin-coats/blue-steel) approximate ΔE 16.4

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

- [Wolf Grey](/paints/vallejo-game-air/wolf-grey-76-047) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 7.9
- [Stonewall Grey](/paints/vallejo-game-air/stonewall-grey-76-049) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 13.8
- [Dead White](/paints/vallejo-game-air/dead-white-76-001) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 15.4

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

- [Tinny Tin](/paints/vallejo-game-color/tinny-tin-72-060) approximate ΔE 7.4
- [Dark Gunmetal](/paints/vallejo-game-color/dark-gunmetal-72-054) approximate ΔE 7.6
- [Hammered Copper](/paints/vallejo-game-color/hammered-copper-72-059) approximate ΔE 8.4

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

- [Light Steel](/paints/vallejo-mecha/light-steel-69-064) approximate ΔE 7.9
- [Steel](/paints/vallejo-mecha/steel-69-063) approximate ΔE 15.8
- [Dark Steel](/paints/vallejo-mecha/dark-steel-69-065) approximate ΔE 23.1

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

- [Light Grey](/paints/vallejo-wash/light-grey-76-515) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 2.3
- [Pale Grey Wash](/paints/vallejo-wash/pale-grey-wash-73-202) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 5.7
- [Blue Grey](/paints/vallejo-wash/blue-grey-76-524) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 10.8

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

- [Templar White](/paints/vallejo-xpress/templar-white-72-401) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 4.9
- [Mummy White](/paints/vallejo-xpress/mummy-white-72-449) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 14.0
- [Bag of Bones](/paints/vallejo-xpress/bag-of-bones-72-450) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 19.4

## Also in Vallejo Metal Color

- [Semi Matt Aluminium](/paints/vallejo-metal/semi-matt-aluminium-77-716) near match ΔE 1.9
- [White Aluminium](/paints/vallejo-metal/white-aluminium-77-706) near match ΔE 2.9
- [Chrome](/paints/vallejo-metal/chrome-77-707) safe substitute ΔE 3.3

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-dull-aluminium-77-717)

##  Questions

What is the Citadel equivalent of Dull Aluminium?

Runefang Steel from Citadel Layer, at ΔE 4.4: a safe substitute in the same finish.

What is the Army Painter equivalent of Dull Aluminium?

Mithril from Warpaints Fanatic, at ΔE 8.2: the nearest metallic paint from Army Painter, though only an approximate match.

What is the Two Thin Coats equivalent of Dull Aluminium?

Platinum Crown from Two Thin Coats, at ΔE 12.3: the nearest metallic paint from Two Thin Coats, though only an approximate match.