Drakenhof Nightshade
Citadel · Shade
#A1A5AF · L*67.7 a*0.6 b*-5.6
The closest match to Citadel Drakenhof Nightshade in every other range, nearest first.
Citadel Drakenhof Nightshade is a light, muted blue. 4 ranges carry a near-perfect stand-in for it, the closest being Mr. Hobby IJN Hull Color/Maizuru at ΔE 0.8. 13 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
This is a wash, shade or ink range, and the list below ranks it on colour alone — which for a paint meant to be thinned into a recess is the least reliable thing about it. How to read these matches, and how to choose a wash substitute.
What is the closest equivalent to Citadel Drakenhof Nightshade?
Mr. Hobby IJN Hull Color/Maizuru is the closest equivalent to Citadel Drakenhof Nightshade in any other range, at ΔE 0.8 — an indistinguishable substitute. Next nearest: Mig Grey Shine (ΔE 1.4) and Vallejo Silver (ΔE 1.5).
What is the Vallejo alternative to Citadel Drakenhof Nightshade?
The nearest Vallejo paint is Silver, ΔE 1.5 — a near-perfect substitute. The full Citadel to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.
Shop Citadel Drakenhof Nightshade Shop Mr. Hobby IJN Hull Color/Maizuru Shop Mr. Hobby Mr Color set
Drakenhof Nightshade equivalent in Mr. Hobby
- A IJN Hull Color/Maizuru Mr Color 603 ΔE 0.8 · indistinguishable
- C Aluminium Mr Metal Color 218 ΔE 4.5 · close
Drakenhof Nightshade equivalent in Mig
- A Grey Shine Acrylics AMIG0911 ΔE 1.4 · near-perfect
- D Crystal Glass Acrylics AMIG0094 ΔE 5.1 · similar
Drakenhof Nightshade equivalent in Vallejo
- A Silver Hobby Paint 28.021 ΔE 1.5 · near-perfect
- B Chrome (Metallic) Model Air 71.064 ΔE 2.7 · very close
Drakenhof Nightshade equivalent in Mission Models
- A High Low Visibility Grey FS (595) FS 36373 MMP-117 ΔE 1.8 · near-perfect
- B White Aluminum MMM-008 ΔE 2.5 · very close
Drakenhof Nightshade equivalent in AK Interactive
- B Light Ghost Grey Fs 36375 10ml Real Colors - Air RC252 ΔE 2.2 · very close
- B Light Ghost Grey Fs 36375 Air (3rd Gen) AK11888 ΔE 3.3 · very close
Drakenhof Nightshade equivalent in Humbrol
- B Medium Sea Grey Aerosol Sprays - Satin S165 ΔE 2.4 · very close
- B Grey Aerosol Sprays S64 ΔE 3.1 · very close
Drakenhof Nightshade equivalent in Revell
- B Silver Email Color - Metallic ΔE 2.7 · very close
- C Light Grey (USAF) Email Color - Matt ΔE 3.5 · close
Drakenhof Nightshade equivalent in FolkArt
- B Baby Blue Acrylic Colors 442 ΔE 3.1 · very close
- B Deep Ocean Blue Acrylic Colors 2555 ΔE 3.3 · very close
Drakenhof Nightshade equivalent in Arteza
- B Silver Acrylic Premium Paints A734 ΔE 3.4 · very close
- D Gray Acrylic Premium Paints A003 ΔE 7.9 · similar
Drakenhof Nightshade equivalent in The Army Painter
- B Mithril Warpaints Fanatic ΔE 3.4 · very close
- D Ash Grey Warpaints WP1117 ΔE 5.2 · similar
Drakenhof Nightshade equivalent in Tom Color
- C Silbergrau Dkm50 TC-0130 ΔE 3.6 · close
- C RAL 7001 Silbergrau TC-0091 ΔE 3.6 · close
Drakenhof Nightshade equivalent in Scale75
- C Heavy Metal Metal N Alchemy Range ΔE 3.8 · close
- D Artic Blue Scale Color Range ΔE 7.6 · similar
Drakenhof Nightshade in the remaining ranges
These ranges have nothing close. The nearest they offer is listed anyway.
| Range | Nearest paint | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coat d'Arms | #AEB2BD | Enchanted Silver Fantasy Range | ΔE 3.8 |
| Green Stuff World | #ACB1B7 | Gunmetal Grey Metallic Colors | ΔE 4.0 |
| Mr. Paint | #999EA2 | Light Grey FS36373 Mr Paint | ΔE 4.1 |
| Golden | #9FACBD | Zinc White OPEN Acrylics | ΔE 4.3 |
| Foundry | #9D9E9F | Gun Metal Paint System | ΔE 5.0 |
| Warcolours | #A5A5A5 | Cool Grey 2 Layer paints | ΔE 5.1 |
| Italeri | #97A7B2 | Light Ghost Gray Acrylic Paint | ΔE 5.2 |
| Reaper | #9F9F9F | Crusader Silver Master Series Paints Pathfinder | ΔE 5.4 |
| Tamiya | #ADB7C0 | Sky grey Acrylics Mini Flat | ΔE 5.7 |
| Duncan | #A5A5A4 | Gloss Varnish Wave 3 | ΔE 5.7 |
| Apple Barrel | #99979A | Pure Silver Colors | ΔE 5.8 |
| Liquitex | #9C9E9D | Iridescent Bright Silver Heavy Body Acrylix | ΔE 6.1 |
| Creature | #B3B8BC | Silver Monument Pro Acryl | ΔE 6.2 |
| P3 | #8E959A | Ironhull Grey Privateer Press Formula P3 | ΔE 6.3 |
| Monument | #9A9E9D | Silver Pro Acrylic Paints | ΔE 6.3 |
| Turbo Dork | #B5B9BC | Silver Fox | ΔE 6.6 |
| Acrilex | #8EA3CA | Azul Country Paints | ΔE 10.3 |
| Kimera Kolors | #788388 | Silver Grey Danilo Cartacci Signature Set | ΔE 12.9 |
Nearest colours inside Citadel
- C Grey Seer Base ΔE 4.1 · close
- D Astrogranite Debris Technical ΔE 5.6 · similar
- D Nuln Oil Gloss Shade ΔE 6.9 · similar
- D Leadbelcher Air ΔE 6.9 · similar
- D Mithril Silver Foundation (discontinued) ΔE 7.2 · similar
- D Nuln Oil Shade ΔE 7.3 · similar
Choosing between these: how to pick a substitute that survives the model · what a colour value cannot tell you about a pot