Grey Knights Steel
Citadel · Air / Base
#B0BDC6 · L*75.9 a*-2.7 b*-6.1
The closest match to Citadel Grey Knights Steel in every other range, nearest first.
Citadel Grey Knights Steel is a light, muted blue-green. 3 ranges carry a near-perfect stand-in for it, the closest being AK Interactive FS 16473 Adc Grey at ΔE 1.6. 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
This range carries the word Air, which on some labels means thinned for an airbrush and on others means colours for aircraft. The list below cannot read either. What Air means on a label, and when the Air pot is a different colour.
This colour is sold under more than one range label — what differs between those pots
What is the closest equivalent to Citadel Grey Knights Steel?
AK Interactive FS 16473 Adc Grey is the closest equivalent to Citadel Grey Knights Steel in any other range, at ΔE 1.6 — a near-perfect substitute. Next nearest: Humbrol US Ghost Grey (ΔE 1.8) and Tamiya Sky grey (ΔE 1.9).
What is the Vallejo alternative to Citadel Grey Knights Steel?
The nearest Vallejo paint is Wolf Grey, ΔE 2.9 — a very close substitute. The full Citadel to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.
Shop Citadel Grey Knights Steel Shop AK Interactive FS 16473 Adc Grey Shop AK Interactive Air set
Grey Knights Steel equivalent in AK Interactive
- A FS 16473 Adc Grey Air AK2146 ΔE 1.6 · near-perfect
- B RAL 7001 Silver Grey (silbergrau) Air AK2173 ΔE 3.0 · very close
Grey Knights Steel equivalent in Humbrol
- A US Ghost Grey Acrylics - Satin 127 ΔE 1.8 · near-perfect
- B Aluminium Aerosol Sprays S56 ΔE 3.5 · very close
Grey Knights Steel equivalent in Tamiya
- A Sky grey Acrylics Mini Flat XF-19 ΔE 1.9 · near-perfect
- C Flat clear Lacquer Paint LP-23 ΔE 4.4 · close
Grey Knights Steel equivalent in Mr. Hobby
- B Gun Chrome Mr Color 104 ΔE 2.1 · very close
- B IJN Gray (Mitsubishi) Acrysion N61 ΔE 2.9 · very close
Grey Knights Steel equivalent in Mr. Paint
- B Blue - Gray Mr Paint MRP-405 ΔE 2.5 · very close
- B Light Gray Mr Paint MRP-402 ΔE 2.8 · very close
Grey Knights Steel equivalent in Vallejo
- B Wolf Grey Game Air 72.747 ΔE 2.9 · very close
- B Wolf Grey Hobby Paint 28.020 ΔE 3.0 · very close
Grey Knights Steel equivalent in Mission Models
- B Arcadian Blue (F 1965) MMP-136 ΔE 3.0 · very close
- B USN Pale Grey Blue 5P MMP-133 ΔE 3.0 · very close
Grey Knights Steel equivalent in Reaper
- B Sparkling Blue Master Series Paints Core Colors 9104 ΔE 3.2 · very close
- C Gargoyle Grey Master Series Paints Bones 9493 ΔE 4.2 · close
Grey Knights Steel equivalent in The Army Painter
- B Ghoul Grey D&D Undead Set ΔE 3.3 · very close
- C Battleship Grey Speedpaint Set 2.0 ΔE 4.0 · close
Grey Knights Steel equivalent in Creature
- C Silver Monument Pro Acryl MPA-025 ΔE 3.6 · close
- D Bright Neutral Grey Monument Pro Acryl MPA-045 ΔE 8.4 · similar
Grey Knights Steel equivalent in Apple Barrel
- C China Blue Colors 21483 ΔE 3.6 · close
- C Real Navy Gloss™ 20353 ΔE 4.4 · close
Grey Knights Steel equivalent in Revell
- C Aluminium Email Color - Metallic ΔE 3.8 · close
- C White Email Color - Silk ΔE 3.8 · close
Grey Knights Steel in the remaining ranges
These ranges have nothing close. The nearest they offer is listed anyway.
| Range | Nearest paint | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turbo Dork | #BFCACF | Tin Star | ΔE 3.8 |
| Arteza | #B2C1D3 | Cold Gray Acrylic Premium Paints | ΔE 4.0 |
| P3 | #BFCACE | Cold Steel Privateer Press Formula P3 | ΔE 4.1 |
| Scale75 | #9FB3BC | Artic Blue Scale Color Range | ΔE 4.1 |
| Green Stuff World | #ACB1B7 | Gunmetal Grey Metallic Colors | ΔE 4.3 |
| FolkArt | #BEC2C5 | Medium Gray Multi-Surface Satin Acrylics | ΔE 4.4 |
| Foundry | #9FB2B8 | British Gun Grey Light Paint System | ΔE 4.7 |
| Coat d'Arms | #AEB2BD | Enchanted Silver Fantasy Range | ΔE 5.2 |
| Tom Color | #ADB1BD | Silbergrau Dkm50 | ΔE 5.6 |
| Mig | #B4CEDB | Light Blue Acrylics | ΔE 5.6 |
| Golden | #9FACBD | Zinc White OPEN Acrylics | ΔE 5.9 |
| Monument | #AFBDBA | Vince Venturella White Blue Pro Signature Series | ΔE 6.3 |
| Italeri | #97A7B2 | Light Ghost Gray Acrylic Paint | ΔE 6.4 |
| Warcolours | #C6C6C6 | Cool Grey 1 Layer paints | ΔE 6.9 |
| Acrilex | #D2DADC | Cinza Paints | ΔE 8.1 |
| Duncan | #B7D5D8 | Ion Blue Wave 3 | ΔE 8.9 |
| Liquitex | #9C9E9D | Iridescent Bright Silver Heavy Body Acrylix | ΔE 10.3 |
| Kimera Kolors | #E4E4E4 | The White Pure Pigments | ΔE 11.7 |
Nearest colours inside Citadel
- B Mithril Silver Foundation (discontinued) ΔE 2.4 · very close
- C Runefang Steel Air ΔE 4.4 · close
- D Ghostly Grey Foundation (discontinued) ΔE 5.1 · similar
- D Fortress Grey Foundation (discontinued) ΔE 5.3 · similar
- D Apothecary White Contrast ΔE 5.4 · similar
- D Blue Horror Layer ΔE 6.7 · similar
Choosing between these: how to pick a substitute that survives the model · what a colour value cannot tell you about a pot