Charadon Granite
Citadel · Foundation (discontinued)
#463F39 · L*27.2 a*1.8 b*4.8
The closest match to Citadel Charadon Granite in every other range, nearest first.
Citadel Charadon Granite is a dark, muted orange. 4 ranges carry a near-perfect stand-in for it, the closest being Golden N2 Neutral Gray at ΔE 1.0. 7 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
The closest colour to this paint is in a craft or fine-art range — a bottle sold for decorating and canvas work, not for models. The distance is right; the pot is a different kind of product. What a match to a craft bottle promises, and where it belongs on a model.
What is the closest equivalent to Citadel Charadon Granite?
Golden N2 Neutral Gray is the closest equivalent to Citadel Charadon Granite in any other range, at ΔE 1.0 — an indistinguishable substitute. Next nearest: Vallejo Greasy Black (ΔE 1.6) and Mr. Paint RLM 81 Variant 2 (ΔE 1.7).
What is the Vallejo alternative to Citadel Charadon Granite?
The nearest Vallejo paint is Greasy Black, ΔE 1.6 — a near-perfect substitute. The full Citadel to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.
Shop Citadel Charadon Granite Shop Golden N2 Neutral Gray Shop Golden Heavy Body set
Charadon Granite equivalent in Golden
- A N2 Neutral Gray Heavy Body 1442 ΔE 1.0 · indistinguishable
- A Raw Umber Fluid 2350 ΔE 1.5 · near-perfect
Charadon Granite equivalent in Vallejo
- A Greasy Black Xpress Color 72.476 ΔE 1.6 · near-perfect
- A Brown Thick Mud Weathering FX 73.811 ΔE 2.0 · near-perfect
Charadon Granite equivalent in Mr. Paint
- A RLM 81 Variant 2 Mr Paint - Aqua Colors MRP-A074 ΔE 1.7 · near-perfect
- B RLM 61 Dunkelbraun Mr Paint MRP-055 ΔE 2.5 · very close
Charadon Granite equivalent in AK Interactive
- A Weathered Wood General AK783 ΔE 1.9 · near-perfect
- B Burnt Umber AFV AK789 ΔE 3.2 · very close
Charadon Granite equivalent in Foundry
- B Charcoal Black Paint System 34B ΔE 2.2 · very close
- B Granite Shade Paint System 31A ΔE 2.8 · very close
Charadon Granite equivalent in Apple Barrel
- B Burnt Umber Colors 20512 ΔE 2.4 · very close
- C Sandstone Colors 20575 ΔE 4.5 · close
Charadon Granite equivalent in Reaper
- B Mountain Stone Master Series Paints Bones 9433 ΔE 3.0 · very close
- C Dungeon Grey Master Series Paints Bones 9466 ΔE 4.3 · close
Charadon Granite equivalent in FolkArt
- B Real Brown Acrylic Colors 231 ΔE 3.0 · very close
- B Podge Yellow Acrylic Colors 2392 ΔE 3.3 · very close
Charadon Granite equivalent in Warcolours
- B Warm Grey 4 Layer paints ΔE 3.2 · very close
- D Metallic Black Metallic paints ΔE 5.7 · similar
Charadon Granite equivalent in Duncan
- B Doom Death Black Wave 1 ΔE 3.4 · very close
- C Cuirass Leather Wave 1 ΔE 4.5 · close
Charadon Granite equivalent in Tamiya
- B Metallic black Lacquer Paint LP-40 ΔE 3.5 · very close
- D Dark iron Lacquer Paint LP-54 ΔE 5.9 · similar
Charadon Granite equivalent in Mission Models
- C Metallic Burnt Iron 1 MMM-001 ΔE 3.5 · close
- D Gun Metal MMM-010 ΔE 5.3 · similar
Charadon Granite in the remaining ranges
These ranges have nothing close. The nearest they offer is listed anyway.
| Range | Nearest paint | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Italeri | #4F4239 | Flat Brown 383 Acrylic Paint | ΔE 3.5 |
| Scale75 | #40362D | Chesknut Ink Artist Range | ΔE 3.5 |
| P3 | #48453D | Greylord Privateer Press Formula P3 | ΔE 3.6 |
| Mr. Hobby | #3E3A39 | Rlm66 Black Gray Mr Color | ΔE 3.6 |
| Monument | #463D2F | AdeptiCon Spray-Team Magnesium Pro Acrylic Primer | ΔE 4.2 |
| Green Stuff World | #38352E | Ranger Green Acrylic Colors | ΔE 4.5 |
| Mig | #3C3229 | Interiors Wash Washes | ΔE 4.7 |
| Acrilex | #52483B | Sépia Paints | ΔE 4.7 |
| Tom Color | #4C483D | Olive Green Ija | ΔE 4.7 |
| Kimera Kolors | #54483C | Ground Brown Michal Pisarski Signature Set | ΔE 4.8 |
| The Army Painter | #4F493D | Noble Skin Speedpaint Set 2.0 | ΔE 4.8 |
| Liquitex | #343434 | Muted Grey Heavy Body Acrylix | ΔE 6.3 |
| Humbrol | #323232 | White Matt Aerosol Sprays | ΔE 6.7 |
| Arteza | #3E2E29 | Raw Umber Acrylic Premium Paints | ΔE 7.3 |
| Revell | #565246 | NATO Olive Email Color - Matt | ΔE 7.4 |
| Coat d'Arms | #543E31 | Chesnut Brown Military Range | ΔE 7.6 |
| Creature | #2C282A | Black Brown Monument Pro Acryl | ΔE 9.0 |
| Turbo Dork | #5D6164 | Black Ice | ΔE 13.4 |
Nearest colours inside Citadel
- A Tin Bitz Foundation (discontinued) ΔE 0.6 · indistinguishable
- A Skavenblight Dinge Layer ΔE 2.0 · near-perfect
- C Sylvaneth Bark Dry ΔE 5.0 · close
- D Devlan Mud Wash Foundation Wash (discontinued) ΔE 7.1 · similar
- D Eshin Grey Layer ΔE 8.0 · similar
- D Dryad Bark Air ΔE 8.2 · similar
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