Boltgun Metal
Citadel · Foundation (discontinued)
#888789 · L*56.5 a*0.8 b*-0.9
The closest match to Citadel Boltgun Metal in every other range, nearest first.
Citadel Boltgun Metal is a mid grey. 7 ranges carry a near-perfect stand-in for it, the closest being AK Interactive Raf Dark Camouflage Grey Bs381c/629 – 10ml at ΔE 1.5. 11 of the 30 other ranges have nothing within ΔE 5, so a substitution from those will read as a different colour.
What the ΔE numbers below mean, and how close a match has to be
What is the closest equivalent to Citadel Boltgun Metal?
AK Interactive Raf Dark Camouflage Grey Bs381c/629 – 10ml is the closest equivalent to Citadel Boltgun Metal in any other range, at ΔE 1.5 — a near-perfect substitute. Next nearest: FolkArt Platinum (ΔE 1.5) and Mission Models Dark Aluminum (ΔE 1.5).
What is the Vallejo alternative to Citadel Boltgun Metal?
The nearest Vallejo paint is Steel, ΔE 1.6 — a near-perfect substitute. The full Citadel to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.
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Boltgun Metal equivalent in AK Interactive
- A Raf Dark Camouflage Grey Bs381c/629 – 10ml Real Colors - Air RC300 ΔE 1.5 · near-perfect
- A Aggressor Grey Fs 36251 10ml Real Colors - Air RC248 ΔE 2.0 · near-perfect
Boltgun Metal equivalent in FolkArt
- A Platinum Multi-Surface Metallic Acrylics 6301 ΔE 1.5 · near-perfect
- B Orchid Blush Acrylic Colors 4623 ΔE 3.1 · very close
Boltgun Metal equivalent in Mission Models
- A Dark Aluminum MMM-007 ΔE 1.5 · near-perfect
- B Light Ghost Grey FS 36375 MMP-073 ΔE 2.7 · very close
Boltgun Metal equivalent in Mr. Paint
- A Exhaust Soot Mr Paint MRP-180 ΔE 1.6 · near-perfect
- C Light Grey FS36293 Mr Paint MRP-279 ΔE 3.7 · close
Boltgun Metal equivalent in Golden
- A N5 Neutral Gray High Flow 8533 ΔE 1.6 · near-perfect
- C N6 Neutral Gray Heavy Body 1446 ΔE 4.7 · close
Boltgun Metal equivalent in Vallejo
- A Steel Mecha Color 69.063 ΔE 1.6 · near-perfect
- A Magnesium Metal Color 77.711 ΔE 1.7 · near-perfect
Boltgun Metal equivalent in The Army Painter
- A Shining Silver Warpaints Fanatic ΔE 1.7 · near-perfect
- B Fairy Dust Warpaints Air ΔE 2.2 · very close
Boltgun Metal equivalent in Green Stuff World
- B Moonstone Grey Acrylic Colors ΔE 2.2 · very close
- C Anthrax Metal Metallic Colors ΔE 4.3 · close
Boltgun Metal equivalent in Warcolours
- B Cool Grey 3 Layer paints ΔE 2.4 · very close
- B Grey Paints for undercoating ΔE 2.4 · very close
Boltgun Metal equivalent in Reaper
- B Tarnished Steel Master Series Paints Core Colors 9206 ΔE 2.6 · very close
- C Blade Steel Master Series Paints Bones 9452 ΔE 3.9 · close
Boltgun Metal equivalent in Mr. Hobby
- B IJN Hull Color/Kure Mr Color 601 ΔE 3.1 · very close
- C Burnt Iron Aqueous Hobby Color H76 ΔE 4.4 · close
Boltgun Metal equivalent in Scale75
- B Rainy Gray Scale Color Range ΔE 3.2 · very close
- C Graphite Scale Color Range ΔE 4.8 · close
Boltgun Metal in the remaining ranges
These ranges have nothing close. The nearest they offer is listed anyway.
| Range | Nearest paint | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Color | #8A8E91 | Haze Grey Usn WW2 | ΔE 3.4 |
| Mig | #7F8487 | Fs 36293 Acrylics | ΔE 3.5 |
| Duncan | #898884 | Dwarven Iron Wave 2 | ΔE 3.6 |
| Foundry | #919191 | Armour Shade Paint System | ΔE 3.6 |
| Tamiya | #7D8087 | IJN gray<br>(Maizuru Arsenal) Lacquer Paint | ΔE 4.1 |
| P3 | #8D8581 | Drake Grey Privateer Press Formula P3 | ΔE 4.3 |
| Arteza | #928E95 | Gray Acrylic Premium Paints | ΔE 4.3 |
| Revell | #889093 | Grey (USAF) Email Color - Matt | ΔE 5.2 |
| Monument | #8D857E | Matt Cexwish Bone Pro Signature Series | ΔE 5.4 |
| Apple Barrel | #99979A | Pure Silver Colors | ΔE 5.6 |
| Italeri | #8E9493 | Medium Sea Grey Acrylic Paint | ΔE 5.9 |
| Kimera Kolors | #788388 | Silver Grey Danilo Cartacci Signature Set | ΔE 6.3 |
| Turbo Dork | #757E82 | Six Shooter | ΔE 6.5 |
| Humbrol | #999CA3 | Grey Aerosol Sprays | ΔE 7.5 |
| Liquitex | #9C9E9D | Iridescent Bright Silver Heavy Body Acrylix | ΔE 7.9 |
| Coat d'Arms | #917F75 | Gun Metal Fantasy Range | ΔE 9.1 |
| Acrilex | #978FAC | Violeta Gris Paints | ΔE 12.8 |
| Creature | #AC9C83 | White Gold Monument Pro Acryl | ΔE 14.6 |
Nearest colours inside Citadel
- A Leadbelcher Spray ΔE 1.5 · near-perfect
- B Codex Grey Foundation (discontinued) ΔE 2.6 · very close
- B Chainmail Foundation (discontinued) ΔE 2.7 · very close
- C Ironbreaker Air ΔE 5.0 · close
- C Slaanesh Grey Dry ΔE 5.0 · close
- D Leadbelcher Air ΔE 5.2 · similar
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