# Magnesium (Vallejo Metal Color) Paint Equivalents

> Magnesium (Vallejo Metal Color) equivalents: Citadel Ironbreaker, Army Painter Shining Silver and Two Thin Coats Dwarven Iron.

Canonical: https://lexmechanic.com/paints/vallejo-metal/magnesium-77-711

§ PAINT · 11th edition

# Magnesium: Vallejo Metal Color metallic, 77.711, hex #858585. Its closest equivalents in every other range, nearest first.

Paint

Magnesium

Range

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

Finish

metallic

Code

77.711

Hex

#858585

Hex source

community data

## Magnesium equivalents

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

- ### Citadel equivalent

    [Ironbreaker](/paints/citadel-layer/ironbreaker) Citadel Layer ΔE 4.9

    safe substitute
- ### Army Painter equivalent

    [Shining Silver](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/shining-silver) Warpaints Fanatic ΔE 2.5

    near match
- ### Two Thin Coats equivalent

    [Dwarven Iron](/paints/two-thin-coats/dwarven-iron) ΔE 2.5

    near match

Magnesium is a metallic paint from Vallejo Metal Color. The closest paint in any other range is Dwarven Iron from Two Thin Coats at ΔE 2.5, a near match. Across the 13 other ranges, 2 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)

- [Polished Silver](/paints/speedpaint-2/polished-silver) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 2.8
- [Runic Grey](/paints/speedpaint-2/runic-grey) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 14.4
- [Ashen Stone](/paints/speedpaint-2/ashen-stone) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 16.0

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

- [Shining Silver](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/shining-silver) near match ΔE 2.5
- [Mithril](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/mithril) approximate ΔE 9.0
- [Plate Mail Metal](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/plate-mail-metal) approximate ΔE 11.0

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

- [Light Tone](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash/light-tone) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 27.4
- [Soft Tone](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash/soft-tone) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 28.4
- [Dark Skin Shade](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash/dark-skin-shade) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 28.7

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

- [Leadbelcher](/paints/citadel-base/leadbelcher) safe substitute ΔE 5.9
- [Runelord Brass](/paints/citadel-base/runelord-brass) approximate ΔE 9.2
- [Iron Warriors](/paints/citadel-base/iron-warriors) approximate ΔE 9.2

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

- [Skeleton Horde](/paints/citadel-contrast/skeleton-horde) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 16.2
- [Nighthaunt Gloom](/paints/citadel-contrast/nighthaunt-gloom) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 16.8
- [Dreadful Visage](/paints/citadel-contrast/dreadful-visage) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 17.6

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

- [Ironbreaker](/paints/citadel-layer/ironbreaker) safe substitute ΔE 4.9
- [Canoptek Alloy](/paints/citadel-layer/canoptek-alloy) approximate ΔE 16.9
- [Sycorax Bronze](/paints/citadel-layer/sycorax-bronze) approximate ΔE 17.2

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

- [Soulblight Grey](/paints/citadel-shade/soulblight-grey) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 10.4
- [Cryptek Armourshade Gloss](/paints/citadel-shade/cryptek-armourshade-gloss) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 14.5
- [Poxwalker](/paints/citadel-shade/poxwalker) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 18.6

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

- [Dwarven Iron](/paints/two-thin-coats/dwarven-iron) near match ΔE 2.5
- [Mythril Blade](/paints/two-thin-coats/mythril-blade) near match ΔE 2.7
- [Blue Steel](/paints/two-thin-coats/blue-steel) safe substitute ΔE 6.6

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

- [Stonewall Grey](/paints/vallejo-game-air/stonewall-grey-76-049) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 9.2
- [Neutral Grey](/paints/vallejo-game-air/neutral-grey-76-050) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 11.5
- [Sombre Grey](/paints/vallejo-game-air/sombre-grey-76-048) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 17.6

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

- [Tinny Tin](/paints/vallejo-game-color/tinny-tin-72-060) approximate ΔE 21.3
- [Hammered Copper](/paints/vallejo-game-color/hammered-copper-72-059) approximate ΔE 22.9
- [Dark Gunmetal](/paints/vallejo-game-color/dark-gunmetal-72-054) approximate ΔE 24.0

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

- [Steel](/paints/vallejo-mecha/steel-69-063) safe substitute ΔE 4.8
- [Dark Steel](/paints/vallejo-mecha/dark-steel-69-065) safe substitute ΔE 6.7
- [Gunmetal](/paints/vallejo-mecha/gunmetal-69-058) approximate ΔE 13.2

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

- [Blue Grey](/paints/vallejo-wash/blue-grey-76-524) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 11.4
- [Off-Grey](/paints/vallejo-wash/off-grey-76-516) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 12.8
- [Dark Khaki Green](/paints/vallejo-wash/dark-khaki-green-76-520) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 16.8

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

- [Wicked Purple](/paints/vallejo-xpress/wicked-purple-72-456) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 13.9
- [Zombie Flesh](/paints/vallejo-xpress/zombie-flesh-72-470) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 15.1
- [Starship Steel](/paints/vallejo-xpress/starship-steel-72-462) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 15.9

## Also in Vallejo Metal Color

- [Burnt Iron](/paints/vallejo-metal/burnt-iron-77-721) safe substitute ΔE 3.3
- [Exhaust Manifold](/paints/vallejo-metal/exhaust-manifold-77-723) safe substitute ΔE 3.3
- [Jet Exhaust](/paints/vallejo-metal/jet-exhaust-77-713) safe substitute ΔE 4.6

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-magnesium-77-711)

##  Questions

What is the Citadel equivalent of Magnesium?

Ironbreaker from Citadel Layer, at ΔE 4.9: a safe substitute in the same finish.

What is the Army Painter equivalent of Magnesium?

Shining Silver from Warpaints Fanatic, at ΔE 2.5: a near match in the same finish. The two read as one colour on the model.

What is the Two Thin Coats equivalent of Magnesium?

Dwarven Iron from Two Thin Coats, at ΔE 2.5: a near match in the same finish. The two read as one colour on the model.