Ghostly Grey
Citadel · Foundation (discontinued)
#C3C6CD · L*79.8 a*0.3 b*-3.9
The closest match to Citadel Ghostly Grey in every other range, nearest first.
Citadel Ghostly Grey is a light grey. 2 ranges carry a near-perfect stand-in for it, the closest being Vallejo Grey at ΔE 1.8. 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
What is the closest equivalent to Citadel Ghostly Grey?
Vallejo Grey is the closest equivalent to Citadel Ghostly Grey in any other range, at ΔE 1.8 — a near-perfect substitute. Next nearest: AK Interactive Grey Primer (ΔE 2.0) and Foundry Armour Light (ΔE 2.4).
What is the Vallejo alternative to Citadel Ghostly Grey?
The nearest Vallejo paint is Grey, ΔE 1.8 — a near-perfect substitute. The full Citadel to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.
Shop Citadel Ghostly Grey Shop Vallejo Grey (Mecha Color, 70.641) Shop Vallejo Mecha Color set
Ghostly Grey equivalent in Vallejo
- A Grey Mecha Color 70.641 ΔE 1.8 · near-perfect
- B Pale Grey Wash Game Color Wash 73.202 ΔE 2.1 · very close
Ghostly Grey equivalent in AK Interactive
- A Grey Primer Primer (3rd Gen) AK11241 ΔE 2.0 · near-perfect
- C Aluminium Chipping AFV AK139 ΔE 4.3 · close
Ghostly Grey equivalent in Foundry
- B Armour Light Paint System 35C ΔE 2.4 · very close
- C Leather & Metal Washes Light Paint System 47C ΔE 4.1 · close
Ghostly Grey equivalent in The Army Painter
- B Company Grey Warpaints Fanatic ΔE 2.5 · very close
- B Ghoul Grey D&D Undead Set ΔE 2.5 · very close
Ghostly Grey equivalent in Apple Barrel
- B Real Navy Gloss™ 20353 ΔE 2.6 · very close
- D Elephant Gray Colors 4470E ΔE 5.0 · similar
Ghostly Grey equivalent in FolkArt
- B Medium Gray Multi-Surface Satin Acrylics 2933 ΔE 2.6 · very close
- B Sky Mist Acrylic Colors 2596 ΔE 3.4 · very close
Ghostly Grey equivalent in Scale75
- B Primer Surface White Primers ΔE 2.7 · very close
- C Speed Metal Metal N Alchemy Range ΔE 4.3 · close
Ghostly Grey equivalent in Mr. Paint
- B Light Gray Mr Paint MRP-402 ΔE 3.0 · very close
- B Blue - Gray Mr Paint MRP-405 ΔE 3.1 · very close
Ghostly Grey equivalent in Humbrol
- B Aluminium Aerosol Sprays S56 ΔE 3.1 · very close
- B Aluminium Acrylics - Metallics 56 ΔE 3.3 · very close
Ghostly Grey equivalent in Revell
- B Aluminium Email Color - Metallic ΔE 3.3 · very close
- B White Email Color - Silk ΔE 3.3 · very close
Ghostly Grey equivalent in Tamiya
- B Bare-metal silver Aircraft Spray AS-12 ΔE 3.4 · very close
- B Chrome silver Acrylics Mini Gloss X-11 ΔE 3.4 · very close
Ghostly Grey equivalent in Warcolours
- C Cool Grey 1 Layer paints ΔE 3.6 · close
- C Metallic White Metallic paints ΔE 3.6 · close
Ghostly Grey in the remaining ranges
These ranges have nothing close. The nearest they offer is listed anyway.
| Range | Nearest paint | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr. Hobby | #BEC3C4 | Light Gray Fs36495 Mr Color | ΔE 3.7 |
| Green Stuff World | #CCCCCC | Primer Grey Matt Surface | ΔE 3.9 |
| Reaper | #CCCCCC | Misty Grey Master Series Paints Core Colors | ΔE 3.9 |
| Turbo Dork | #BFCACF | Tin Star | ΔE 4.2 |
| Creature | #B3B8BC | Silver Monument Pro Acryl | ΔE 4.3 |
| P3 | #BFCACE | Cold Steel Privateer Press Formula P3 | ΔE 4.5 |
| Mission Models | #BBBBBB | Aluminum | ΔE 4.5 |
| Golden | #CAD3E2 | Zinc White Heavy Body | ΔE 4.7 |
| Mig | #D3D3D3 | Cold Gray Acrylics | ΔE 4.8 |
| Coat d'Arms | #BAB8C3 | Chainmail Fantasy Range | ΔE 4.8 |
| Tom Color | #D2DAE5 | Highlight Skin Tone | ΔE 5.2 |
| Arteza | #B2C1D3 | Cold Gray Acrylic Premium Paints | ΔE 5.9 |
| Acrilex | #D2DADC | Cinza Paints | ΔE 6.0 |
| Duncan | #DCDCDD | Matt Varnish Wave 3 | ΔE 6.1 |
| Italeri | #C5CECB | Silver Acrylic Paint | ΔE 6.7 |
| Liquitex | #DFDFDF | Hooker’s Green Hue Permanent Heavy Body Acrylix | ΔE 6.9 |
| Kimera Kolors | #E4E4E4 | The White Pure Pigments | ΔE 7.9 |
| Monument | #E6E6E6 | Matt Cexwish Heavy Titanium White Pro Signature Series | ΔE 8.3 |
Nearest colours inside Citadel
- B Runefang Steel Air ΔE 2.5 · very close
- B Mithril Silver Foundation (discontinued) ΔE 3.0 · very close
- B Fortress Grey Foundation (discontinued) ΔE 3.0 · very close
- D Grey Knights Steel Air ΔE 5.1 · similar
- D Wrack White Dry ΔE 5.2 · similar
- D Necron Compound Dry ΔE 6.0 · similar
Choosing between these: how to pick a substitute that survives the model · what a colour value cannot tell you about a pot