Runefang Steel
Citadel · Air / Layer
#C2C8CC · L*80.3 a*-1.3 b*-2.7
The closest match to Citadel Runefang Steel in every other range, nearest first.
Citadel Runefang Steel is a light grey. 5 ranges carry a near-perfect stand-in for it, the closest being Foundry Armour Light at ΔE 1.0. 7 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 Runefang Steel?
Foundry Armour Light is the closest equivalent to Citadel Runefang Steel in any other range, at ΔE 1.0 — an indistinguishable substitute. Next nearest: Tamiya Bare-metal silver (ΔE 1.1) and Apple Barrel Real Navy (ΔE 1.7).
What is the Vallejo alternative to Citadel Runefang Steel?
The nearest Vallejo paint is Ghost Grey, ΔE 2.5 — a very close substitute. The full Citadel to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.
Shop Citadel Runefang Steel Shop Foundry Armour Light Shop Foundry Paint System set
Runefang Steel equivalent in Foundry
- A Armour Light Paint System 35C ΔE 1.0 · indistinguishable
- B Arctic Grey Paint System 33B ΔE 3.4 · very close
Runefang Steel equivalent in Tamiya
- A Bare-metal silver Aircraft Spray AS-12 ΔE 1.1 · near-perfect
- A Chrome silver Acrylics Mini Gloss X-11 ΔE 1.1 · near-perfect
Runefang Steel equivalent in Apple Barrel
- A Real Navy Gloss™ 20353 ΔE 1.7 · near-perfect
- D Snow White Colors 21884 ΔE 5.3 · similar
Runefang Steel equivalent in FolkArt
- A Medium Gray Multi-Surface Satin Acrylics 2933 ΔE 1.7 · near-perfect
- B Cottage White Multi-Surface Satin Acrylics 7274 ΔE 2.9 · very close
Runefang Steel equivalent in Mr. Hobby
- A Light Gray Fs36495 Mr Color 338 ΔE 2.0 · near-perfect
- A Light Gull Gray Acrysion N51 ΔE 2.0 · near-perfect
Runefang Steel equivalent in Scale75
- B Primer Surface White Primers ΔE 2.0 · very close
- C Speed Metal Metal N Alchemy Range ΔE 4.3 · close
Runefang Steel equivalent in Turbo Dork
- B Tin Star ΔE 2.1 · very close
- C Silver Fox ΔE 3.9 · close
Runefang Steel equivalent in Revell
- B Light Grey Email Color - Silk ΔE 2.2 · very close
- B Aluminium Email Color - Metallic ΔE 2.3 · very close
Runefang Steel equivalent in P3
- B Cold Steel Privateer Press Formula P3 ΔE 2.2 · very close
- D Quick Silver Privateer Press Formula P3 ΔE 5.2 · similar
Runefang Steel equivalent in Humbrol
- B Aluminium Acrylics - Metallics 56 ΔE 2.4 · very close
- B Aluminium Aerosol Sprays S56 ΔE 2.5 · very close
Runefang Steel equivalent in Vallejo
- B Ghost Grey Game Color 72.046 ΔE 2.5 · very close
- B Semi Matt Aluminium Metal Color 77.716 ΔE 2.8 · very close
Runefang Steel equivalent in Mr. Paint
- B Light Gray Mr Paint MRP-402 ΔE 2.6 · very close
- B Blue - Gray Mr Paint MRP-405 ΔE 3.1 · very close
Runefang Steel in the remaining ranges
These ranges have nothing close. The nearest they offer is listed anyway.
| Range | Nearest paint | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| AK Interactive | #C3C7C6 | Light Grey Fs 36495 Air (3rd Gen) | ΔE 2.6 |
| The Army Painter | #B9BEC4 | Ghoul Grey D&D Undead Set | ΔE 2.8 |
| Warcolours | #C6C6C6 | Cool Grey 1 Layer paints | ΔE 3.1 |
| Reaper | #C3D0D6 | Sparkling Snow Master Series Paints Core Colors | ΔE 3.2 |
| Green Stuff World | #CCCCCC | Primer Grey Matt Surface | ΔE 3.3 |
| Mission Models | #B4BCBF | USN Pale Grey Blue 5P | ΔE 3.4 |
| Tom Color | #C5C7C4 | RAL 7035 | ΔE 3.8 |
| Creature | #B3B8BC | Silver Monument Pro Acryl | ΔE 4.1 |
| Mig | #D3D3D3 | Cold Gray Acrylics | ΔE 4.2 |
| Italeri | #C5CECB | Silver Acrylic Paint | ΔE 4.4 |
| Acrilex | #D2DADC | Cinza Paints | ΔE 4.5 |
| Coat d'Arms | #CED7D4 | Elven Grey Fantasy Range | ΔE 5.4 |
| Golden | #CAD3E2 | Zinc White Heavy Body | ΔE 5.6 |
| Duncan | #DCDCDD | Matt Varnish Wave 3 | ΔE 5.8 |
| Liquitex | #DFDFDF | Hooker’s Green Hue Permanent Heavy Body Acrylix | ΔE 6.5 |
| Arteza | #B2C1D3 | Cold Gray Acrylic Premium Paints | ΔE 6.5 |
| Monument | #AFBDBA | Vince Venturella White Blue Pro Signature Series | ΔE 6.6 |
| Kimera Kolors | #E4E4E4 | The White Pure Pigments | ΔE 7.4 |
Nearest colours inside Citadel
- B Ghostly Grey Foundation (discontinued) ΔE 2.5 · very close
- B Mithril Silver Foundation (discontinued) ΔE 2.9 · very close
- B Fortress Grey Foundation (discontinued) ΔE 3.5 · very close
- C Grey Knights Steel Air ΔE 4.4 · close
- D Wrack White Dry ΔE 5.2 · similar
- D Necron Compound Dry ΔE 5.3 · similar
Choosing between these: how to pick a substitute that survives the model · what a colour value cannot tell you about a pot