# Starship Steel (Vallejo Xpress) Paint Equivalents

> Starship Steel (Vallejo Xpress, 72.462) equivalents: Citadel Nighthaunt Gloom and Army Painter Runic Grey, with ΔE colour distance to every other range.

Canonical: https://lexmechanic.com/paints/vallejo-xpress/starship-steel-72-462

§ PAINT · 11th edition

# Starship Steel: Vallejo Xpress contrast, 72.462, hex #517375. Its closest equivalents in every other range, nearest first.

Paint

Starship Steel

Range

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

Finish

contrast

Code

72.462

Hex

#517375

Hex source

community data

## Starship Steel equivalents

One paint from each other brand, the closest in colour and finish. A brand with no contrast paint offers its closest colour in another finish, flagged.

- ### Citadel equivalent

    [Nighthaunt Gloom](/paints/citadel-contrast/nighthaunt-gloom) Citadel Contrast ΔE 6.8

    safe substitute
- ### Army Painter equivalent

    [Runic Grey](/paints/speedpaint-2/runic-grey) Speedpaint 2.0 ΔE 7.3

    approximate
- ### Two Thin Coats equivalent

    [Shadow Blue](/paints/two-thin-coats/shadow-blue) ΔE 7.3

    ⚠ cross-finish

Starship Steel is a contrast paint from Vallejo Xpress. The closest paint in any other range is Nighthaunt Gloom from Citadel Contrast at ΔE 6.8, 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)

- [Runic Grey](/paints/speedpaint-2/runic-grey) approximate ΔE 7.3
- [Enchanted Steel](/paints/speedpaint-2/enchanted-steel) approximate ΔE 11.4
- [Burnt Moss](/paints/speedpaint-2/burnt-moss) approximate ΔE 11.7

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

- [Evergreen Fog](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/evergreen-fog) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 7.4
- [Deep Azure](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/deep-azure) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 9.2
- [Medieval Forest](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/medieval-forest) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 9.7

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

- [Green Tone](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash/green-tone) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 23.0
- [Blue Tone](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash/blue-tone) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 28.0
- [Dark Tone](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash/dark-tone) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 29.1

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

- [The Fang](/paints/citadel-base/the-fang) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 13.6
- [Iron Warriors](/paints/citadel-base/iron-warriors) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 13.8
- [Mechanicus Standard Grey](/paints/citadel-base/mechanicus-standard-grey) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 15.3

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

- [Nighthaunt Gloom](/paints/citadel-contrast/nighthaunt-gloom) safe substitute ΔE 6.8
- [Aethermatic Blue](/paints/citadel-contrast/aethermatic-blue) approximate ΔE 9.4
- [Terradon Turquoise](/paints/citadel-contrast/terradon-turquoise) approximate ΔE 12.5

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

- [Thunderhawk Blue](/paints/citadel-layer/thunderhawk-blue) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 5.1
- [Russ Grey](/paints/citadel-layer/russ-grey) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 9.6
- [Dawnstone](/paints/citadel-layer/dawnstone) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 10.0

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

- [Poxwalker](/paints/citadel-shade/poxwalker) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 14.0
- [Tyran Blue](/paints/citadel-shade/tyran-blue) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 20.9
- [Coelia Greenshade](/paints/citadel-shade/coelia-greenshade) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 21.6

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

- [Shadow Blue](/paints/two-thin-coats/shadow-blue) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 7.3
- [Antiquity Green](/paints/two-thin-coats/antiquity-green) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 7.9
- [Legion Green](/paints/two-thin-coats/legion-green) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 8.5

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

- [Turquoise](/paints/vallejo-game-air/turquoise-76-024) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 11.6
- [Sombre Grey](/paints/vallejo-game-air/sombre-grey-76-048) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 13.1
- [Neutral Grey](/paints/vallejo-game-air/neutral-grey-76-050) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 14.4

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

- [Fluorescent Cold Green](/paints/vallejo-game-color/fluorescent-cold-green-72-161) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 9.1
- [Dark Turquoise](/paints/vallejo-game-color/dark-turquoise-72-084) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 10.7
- [Aquamarine](/paints/vallejo-game-color/aquamarine-72-119) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 11.3

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

- [Grey Green](/paints/vallejo-mecha/grey-green-69-014) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 8.6
- [Blue Grey](/paints/vallejo-mecha/blue-grey-69-015) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 10.9
- [Gunmetal](/paints/vallejo-mecha/gunmetal-69-058) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 11.8

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

- [Gunmetal Grey](/paints/vallejo-metal/gunmetal-grey-77-720) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 13.0
- [Steel](/paints/vallejo-metal/steel-77-712) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 13.1
- [Jet Exhaust](/paints/vallejo-metal/jet-exhaust-77-713) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 13.7

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

- [Off-Grey](/paints/vallejo-wash/off-grey-76-516) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 13.1
- [Olive Green](/paints/vallejo-wash/olive-green-76-519) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 14.3
- [Dark Grey](/paints/vallejo-wash/dark-grey-76-517) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 16.7

## Also in Vallejo Xpress

- [Space Grey](/paints/vallejo-xpress/space-grey-72-422) approximate ΔE 9.8
- [Caribbean Turquoise](/paints/vallejo-xpress/caribbean-turquoise-72-414) approximate ΔE 12.3
- [Iceberg Grey](/paints/vallejo-xpress/iceberg-grey-72-463) approximate ΔE 15.0

Every pot in [Vallejo Xpress](/paints/vallejo-xpress) 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-xpress-starship-steel-72-462)

##  Questions

What is the Citadel equivalent of Starship Steel?

Nighthaunt Gloom from Citadel Contrast, at ΔE 6.8: a safe substitute in the same finish.

What is the Army Painter equivalent of Starship Steel?

Runic Grey from Speedpaint 2.0, at ΔE 7.3: the nearest contrast paint from Army Painter, though only an approximate match.

What is the Two Thin Coats equivalent of Starship Steel?

Shadow Blue from Two Thin Coats, at ΔE 7.3. The Two Thin Coats paints compared here include no contrast paint, so the closest colour stands in from another finish (opaque); it behaves differently on the model.