Iron Hands Steel
Citadel · Air / Base
#B2A79F · L*69.2 a*2.6 b*5.6
The closest match to Citadel Iron Hands Steel in every other range, nearest first.
Citadel Iron Hands Steel is a light, muted orange. 2 ranges carry a near-perfect stand-in for it, the closest being Vallejo Pale Flesh at ΔE 1.4. 20 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 Iron Hands Steel?
Vallejo Pale Flesh is the closest equivalent to Citadel Iron Hands Steel in any other range, at ΔE 1.4 — a near-perfect substitute. Next nearest: FolkArt Ballet Pink (ΔE 1.7) and Coat d'Arms Mid Grey (ΔE 3.2).
What is the Vallejo alternative to Citadel Iron Hands Steel?
The nearest Vallejo paint is Pale Flesh, ΔE 1.4 — a near-perfect substitute. The full Citadel to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.
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Iron Hands Steel equivalent in Vallejo
- A Pale Flesh Nocturna Models 74.015 ΔE 1.4 · near-perfect
- C Grey Sky Arte Deco 85.102 ΔE 4.7 · close
Iron Hands Steel equivalent in FolkArt
- A Ballet Pink Acrylic Colors 438 ΔE 1.7 · near-perfect
- C Gray Owl Acrylic Colors 2656 ΔE 4.3 · close
Iron Hands Steel equivalent in Coat d'Arms
- B Mid Grey Military Range 231 ΔE 3.2 · very close
- D Horse Tone – Roan Military Range 222 ΔE 6.3 · similar
Iron Hands Steel equivalent in Reaper
- C Filigree Silver Master Series Paints Bones 9453 ΔE 3.5 · close
- D True Silver Master Series Paints Core Colors 9207 ΔE 5.6 · similar
Iron Hands Steel equivalent in Warcolours
- C Warm Grey 2 Layer paints ΔE 3.8 · close
- D Cool Grey 2 Layer paints ΔE 6.0 · similar
Iron Hands Steel equivalent in AK Interactive
- C Libyan Army Desert Grey Real Colors - AFV RC103 ΔE 4.0 · close
- C Aluminium Real Colors - Modern RC020 ΔE 5.0 · close
Iron Hands Steel equivalent in Tom Color
- C Ana 620 Light Gull Grey TC-0173 ΔE 4.3 · close
- C FS 33531 TC-0059 ΔE 4.5 · close
Iron Hands Steel equivalent in Mr. Paint
- C Silk Grey RAL 7044 Mr Paint MRP-283 ΔE 4.5 · close
- D Light Gull Grey FS36440 Mr Paint - Aqua Colors MRP-A084 ΔE 6.1 · similar
Iron Hands Steel equivalent in P3
- C Devout White Privateer Press Formula P3 ΔE 4.5 · close
- D Trollblod Highlight Privateer Press Formula P3 ΔE 6.6 · similar
Iron Hands Steel equivalent in Green Stuff World
- C Tinmetal Grey Metallic Colors ΔE 4.8 · close
- D Skull Linen Dip Dipping Inks ΔE 5.4 · similar
Iron Hands Steel equivalent in The Army Painter
- D Skeleton Bone Warpaints WP1125 ΔE 5.1 · similar
- D Great Hall Grey Warpaints Fanatic ΔE 5.3 · similar
Iron Hands Steel equivalent in Duncan
- D Bone Wash Wave 3 ΔE 5.4 · similar
- D Gloss Varnish Wave 3 ΔE 5.8 · similar
Iron Hands Steel in the remaining ranges
These ranges have nothing close. The nearest they offer is listed anyway.
| Range | Nearest paint | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Foundry | #B6A18E | Leather & Metal Washes Paint System | ΔE 5.5 |
| Scale75 | #BBB7B4 | Miskatonic Grey Fantasy & Games Range | ΔE 5.5 |
| Mig | #A7A7A7 | Crystal Glass Acrylics | ΔE 5.9 |
| Golden | #BBB7B6 | N7 Neutral Gray Heavy Body | ΔE 5.9 |
| Mission Models | #B5B4B2 | Chrome | ΔE 6.0 |
| Mr. Hobby | #9F9F9B | Dark Gray (1) Aqueous Hobby Color | ΔE 6.2 |
| Tamiya | #B3AAAE | Smoke Spray | ΔE 6.3 |
| Apple Barrel | #A5A59B | Dolphin Grey Gloss™ | ΔE 6.4 |
| Monument | #B7B4A6 | Ninjon Dark Ivory Pro Signature Series | ΔE 6.6 |
| Liquitex | #9C9E9D | Iridescent Bright Silver Heavy Body Acrylix | ΔE 7.5 |
| Creature | #AC9C83 | White Gold Monument Pro Acryl | ΔE 7.7 |
| Arteza | #ACABB1 | Silver Acrylic Premium Paints | ΔE 7.8 |
| Acrilex | #A89A82 | Concreto Paints | ΔE 7.9 |
| Kimera Kolors | #A99E85 | Cloudy Sky Michal Pisarski Signature Set | ΔE 8.2 |
| Revell | #A6A9AE | Silver Email Color - Metallic | ΔE 8.4 |
| Humbrol | #B7A889 | Desert Tan Aerosol Sprays | ΔE 9.1 |
| Turbo Dork | #CFC9C2 | Sparkle Motion | ΔE 9.1 |
| Italeri | #B19F7B | Flat Desert Tan Acrylic Paint | ΔE 10.7 |
Nearest colours inside Citadel
- B Dheneb Stone Foundation (discontinued) ΔE 2.3 · very close
- B Agrax Earthshade Gloss Shade ΔE 2.4 · very close
- C Nuln Oil Gloss Shade ΔE 4.7 · close
- C Canoptek Alloy Layer ΔE 4.7 · close
- C Agrax Earthshade Shade ΔE 4.9 · close
- D Nuln Oil Shade ΔE 5.7 · similar
Choosing between these: how to pick a substitute that survives the model · what a colour value cannot tell you about a pot