# Dark Grey (Vallejo Wash) Paint Equivalents // Lexmechanic

> Dark Grey (Vallejo Wash) equivalents: Citadel Targor Rageshade, Army Painter Dark Skin Shade and Two Thin Coats Oblivion Black Wash.

Canonical: https://lexmechanic.com/paints/vallejo-wash/dark-grey-76-517

§ PAINT · 11th edition

# Dark Grey: Vallejo Wash wash, 76.517, hex #52514f. Its closest equivalents in every other range, nearest first.

Paint

Dark Grey

Range

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

Finish

wash

Code

76.517

Hex

#52514f

Hex source

community data

## Dark Grey equivalents

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

- ### Citadel equivalent

    [Targor Rageshade](/paints/citadel-shade/targor-rageshade) Citadel Shade ΔE 15.9

    approximate
- ### Army Painter equivalent

    [Dark Skin Shade](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash/dark-skin-shade) Warpaints Fanatic Wash ΔE 11.5

    approximate
- ### Two Thin Coats equivalent

    [Oblivion Black Wash](/paints/two-thin-coats/oblivion-black-wash) ΔE 5.1

    safe substitute

Dark Grey is a wash paint from Vallejo Wash. The closest paint in any other range is Oblivion Black Wash from Two Thin Coats at ΔE 5.1, a safe substitute. Across the 13 other ranges, none offer a near match and 1 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)

- [Broadsword Silver](/paints/speedpaint-2/broadsword-silver) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 2.7
- [Gravelord Grey](/paints/speedpaint-2/gravelord-grey) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 5.7
- [Enchanted Steel](/paints/speedpaint-2/enchanted-steel) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 6.1

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

- [Gun Metal](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/gun-metal) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 3.2
- [True Brass](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/true-brass) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 5.4
- [Tundra Taupe](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/tundra-taupe) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 7.7

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

- [Dark Skin Shade](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash/dark-skin-shade) approximate ΔE 11.5
- [Soft Tone](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash/soft-tone) approximate ΔE 14.0
- [Dark Tone](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash/dark-tone) approximate ΔE 16.3

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

- [Mechanicus Standard Grey](/paints/citadel-base/mechanicus-standard-grey) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 8.8
- [Death Korps Drab](/paints/citadel-base/death-korps-drab) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 9.5
- [Iron Warriors](/paints/citadel-base/iron-warriors) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 10.7

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

- [Ratling Grime](/paints/citadel-contrast/ratling-grime) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 7.4
- [Garaghak's Sewer](/paints/citadel-contrast/garaghaks-sewer) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 9.2
- [Black Legion](/paints/citadel-contrast/black-legion) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 15.1

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

- [Eshin Grey](/paints/citadel-layer/eshin-grey) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 4.1
- [Skavenblight Dinge](/paints/citadel-layer/skavenblight-dinge) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 5.9
- [Stormvermin Fur](/paints/citadel-layer/stormvermin-fur) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 8.6

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

- [Targor Rageshade](/paints/citadel-shade/targor-rageshade) approximate ΔE 15.9
- [Cryptek Armourshade Gloss](/paints/citadel-shade/cryptek-armourshade-gloss) approximate ΔE 16.5
- [Coelia Greenshade](/paints/citadel-shade/coelia-greenshade) approximate ΔE 18.1

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

- [Oblivion Black Wash](/paints/two-thin-coats/oblivion-black-wash) safe substitute ΔE 5.1
- [Tempest Blue Wash](/paints/two-thin-coats/tempest-blue-wash) approximate ΔE 12.3
- [Battle Mud Wash](/paints/two-thin-coats/battle-mud-wash) approximate ΔE 12.7

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

- [Sombre Grey](/paints/vallejo-game-air/sombre-grey-76-048) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 9.2
- [Neutral Grey](/paints/vallejo-game-air/neutral-grey-76-050) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 11.3
- [Abyssal Turquoise](/paints/vallejo-game-air/abyssal-turquoise-76-120) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 16.3

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

- [Violeta Wash](/paints/vallejo-game-color/violeta-wash-73-209) approximate ΔE 27.2
- [Yellow Wash](/paints/vallejo-game-color/yellow-wash-73-208) approximate ΔE 54.0

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

- [Oiled Earth Wash](/paints/vallejo-mecha/oiled-earth-wash-69-521) approximate ΔE 10.1
- [Black Wash](/paints/vallejo-mecha/black-wash-69-518) approximate ΔE 23.1
- [Dark Rust Wash](/paints/vallejo-mecha/dark-rust-wash-69-507) approximate ΔE 34.4

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

- [Gunmetal Grey](/paints/vallejo-metal/gunmetal-grey-77-720) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 12.6
- [Steel](/paints/vallejo-metal/steel-77-712) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 13.3
- [Jet Exhaust](/paints/vallejo-metal/jet-exhaust-77-713) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 15.0

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

- [Landser Grey](/paints/vallejo-xpress/landser-grey-72-469) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 3.0
- [Greasy Black](/paints/vallejo-xpress/greasy-black-72-476) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 9.8
- [Wicked Purple](/paints/vallejo-xpress/wicked-purple-72-456) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 11.9

## Also in Vallejo Wash

- [Oiled Earth](/paints/vallejo-wash/oiled-earth-76-521) approximate ΔE 7.0
- [Off-Grey](/paints/vallejo-wash/off-grey-76-516) approximate ΔE 7.1
- [Black Wash](/paints/vallejo-wash/black-wash-73-201) approximate ΔE 10.7

Every pot in [Vallejo Wash](/paints/vallejo-wash) 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-wash-dark-grey-76-517)

##  Questions

What is the Citadel equivalent of Dark Grey?

Targor Rageshade from Citadel Shade, at ΔE 15.9: the nearest wash paint from Citadel, though only an approximate match.

What is the Army Painter equivalent of Dark Grey?

Dark Skin Shade from Warpaints Fanatic Wash, at ΔE 11.5: the nearest wash paint from Army Painter, though only an approximate match.

What is the Two Thin Coats equivalent of Dark Grey?

Oblivion Black Wash from Two Thin Coats, at ΔE 5.1: a safe substitute in the same finish.