Fortress Grey
Citadel · Foundation (discontinued)
#BCBDC0 · L*76.6 a*0.2 b*-1.6
The closest match to Citadel Fortress Grey in every other range, nearest first.
Citadel Fortress Grey is a light grey. 8 ranges carry a near-perfect stand-in for it, the closest being FolkArt Sky Mist at ΔE 0.5. 8 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 Fortress Grey?
FolkArt Sky Mist is the closest equivalent to Citadel Fortress Grey in any other range, at ΔE 0.5 — an indistinguishable substitute. Next nearest: The Army Painter Company Grey (ΔE 0.7) and Vallejo Grey (ΔE 1.0).
What is the Vallejo alternative to Citadel Fortress Grey?
The nearest Vallejo paint is Grey, ΔE 1.0 — a near-perfect substitute. The full Citadel to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.
Shop Citadel Fortress Grey Shop FolkArt Sky Mist (Acrylic Colors) Shop FolkArt Acrylic Colors set
Fortress Grey equivalent in FolkArt
- A Sky Mist Acrylic Colors 2596 ΔE 0.5 · indistinguishable
- A Medium Gray Multi-Surface Satin Acrylics 2933 ΔE 1.9 · near-perfect
Fortress Grey equivalent in The Army Painter
- A Company Grey Warpaints Fanatic ΔE 0.7 · indistinguishable
- A Yeti White Warpaints Air ΔE 1.5 · near-perfect
Fortress Grey equivalent in Vallejo
- A Grey Surface Primer 70.601 ΔE 1.0 · near-perfect
- A Semi Matt Aluminium Metal Color 77.716 ΔE 1.2 · near-perfect
Fortress Grey equivalent in AK Interactive
- A Grey Primer Primer (3rd Gen) AK11241 ΔE 1.2 · near-perfect
- B Glaze Medium -90- Figures AK3085 ΔE 2.3 · very close
Fortress Grey equivalent in Foundry
- A Leather & Metal Washes Light Paint System 47C ΔE 1.6 · near-perfect
- B Arctic Grey Paint System 33B ΔE 2.5 · very close
Fortress Grey equivalent in Mission Models
- A Aluminum MMM-003 ΔE 1.7 · near-perfect
- B Silver MMM-006 ΔE 3.4 · very close
Fortress Grey equivalent in Apple Barrel
- A Real Navy Gloss™ 20353 ΔE 1.9 · near-perfect
- D White Gloss™ 20621 ΔE 5.6 · similar
Fortress Grey equivalent in Turbo Dork
- A Silver Fox ΔE 2.0 · near-perfect
- D Tin Star ΔE 5.2 · similar
Fortress Grey equivalent in Revell
- B Aluminium Email Color - Metallic ΔE 2.0 · very close
- B White Email Color - Silk ΔE 2.0 · very close
Fortress Grey equivalent in Mr. Hobby
- B Super Iron 2 Mr Color Super Metallic 2 SM203 ΔE 2.3 · very close
- B Rough Silver Mr Metallic Color GX GX208 ΔE 2.7 · very close
Fortress Grey equivalent in Creature
- B Silver Monument Pro Acryl MPA-025 ΔE 2.5 · very close
- D Bright Neutral Grey Monument Pro Acryl MPA-045 ΔE 5.7 · similar
Fortress Grey equivalent in Warcolours
- B Cool Grey 1 Layer paints ΔE 2.8 · very close
- B Metallic White Metallic paints ΔE 3.4 · very close
Fortress Grey in the remaining ranges
These ranges have nothing close. The nearest they offer is listed anyway.
| Range | Nearest paint | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reaper | #B3B3B3 | Aircraft Grey Master Series Paints Core Colors | ΔE 3.1 |
| Golden | #BBB7B6 | N7 Neutral Gray Heavy Body | ΔE 3.2 |
| Mr. Paint | #B9BFBF | RLM 77 Mr Paint - Aqua Colors | ΔE 3.3 |
| Mig | #B2B2B2 | Stone Grey Acrylics | ΔE 3.4 |
| Tamiya | #C2C8CA | Bare-metal silver Aircraft Spray | ΔE 3.7 |
| Scale75 | #BBB7B4 | Miskatonic Grey Fantasy & Games Range | ΔE 3.9 |
| Green Stuff World | #ACB1B7 | Gunmetal Grey Metallic Colors | ΔE 4.0 |
| Tom Color | #C5C7C4 | RAL 7035 | ΔE 4.2 |
| Coat d'Arms | #BAB8C3 | Chainmail Fantasy Range | ΔE 4.6 |
| Humbrol | #CFD0D2 | Light Grey Acrylics - Matt | ΔE 4.8 |
| Arteza | #ACABB1 | Silver Acrylic Premium Paints | ΔE 5.2 |
| P3 | #BFCACE | Cold Steel Privateer Press Formula P3 | ΔE 5.3 |
| Italeri | #C5CECB | Silver Acrylic Paint | ΔE 6.7 |
| Duncan | #A5A5A4 | Gloss Varnish Wave 3 | ΔE 7.1 |
| Monument | #ABAEA7 | Bright Neutral Grey Pro Acrylic Paints | ΔE 7.2 |
| Acrilex | #D2DADC | Cinza Paints | ΔE 7.6 |
| Liquitex | #D9D6CF | Iridescent White Heavy Body Acrylix | ΔE 8.1 |
| Kimera Kolors | #E4E4E4 | The White Pure Pigments | ΔE 9.5 |
Nearest colours inside Citadel
- B Mithril Silver Foundation (discontinued) ΔE 3.0 · very close
- B Ghostly Grey Foundation (discontinued) ΔE 3.0 · very close
- B Runefang Steel Air ΔE 3.5 · very close
- C Nuln Oil Gloss Shade ΔE 4.6 · close
- D Grey Knights Steel Air ΔE 5.3 · similar
- D Wrack White Dry ΔE 5.5 · similar
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