Tin Bitz
Citadel · Foundation (discontinued)
#473F39 · L*27.3 a*2.3 b*4.9
The closest match to Citadel Tin Bitz in every other range, nearest first.
Citadel Tin Bitz is a dark, muted orange. 4 ranges carry a near-perfect stand-in for it, the closest being Golden N2 Neutral Gray at ΔE 1.2. 10 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 Tin Bitz?
Golden N2 Neutral Gray is the closest equivalent to Citadel Tin Bitz in any other range, at ΔE 1.2 — a near-perfect substitute. Next nearest: Mr. Paint RLM 81 Variant 2 (ΔE 1.2) and Vallejo Greasy Black (ΔE 1.3).
What is the Vallejo alternative to Citadel Tin Bitz?
The nearest Vallejo paint is Greasy Black, ΔE 1.3 — a near-perfect substitute. The full Citadel to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.
Shop Citadel Tin Bitz Shop Golden N2 Neutral Gray Shop Golden Heavy Body set
Tin Bitz equivalent in Golden
- A N2 Neutral Gray Heavy Body 1442 ΔE 1.2 · near-perfect
- A Raw Umber Fluid 2350 ΔE 1.5 · near-perfect
Tin Bitz equivalent in Mr. Paint
- A RLM 81 Variant 2 Mr Paint - Aqua Colors MRP-A074 ΔE 1.2 · near-perfect
- B RLM 61 Dunkelbraun Mr Paint MRP-055 ΔE 2.8 · very close
Tin Bitz equivalent in Vallejo
- A Greasy Black Xpress Color 72.476 ΔE 1.3 · near-perfect
- A Hull Red Model Air 71.039 ΔE 1.8 · near-perfect
Tin Bitz equivalent in AK Interactive
- A Weathered Wood General AK783 ΔE 1.8 · near-perfect
- B Burnt Umber AFV AK789 ΔE 3.4 · very close
Tin Bitz equivalent in Apple Barrel
- B Burnt Umber Colors 20512 ΔE 2.2 · very close
- C Sandstone Colors 20575 ΔE 4.8 · close
Tin Bitz equivalent in Foundry
- B Charcoal Black Paint System 34B ΔE 2.6 · very close
- B Granite Shade Paint System 31A ΔE 3.1 · very close
Tin Bitz equivalent in FolkArt
- B Real Brown Acrylic Colors 231 ΔE 2.8 · very close
- B Podge Yellow Acrylic Colors 2392 ΔE 3.4 · very close
Tin Bitz equivalent in Italeri
- B Flat Brown 383 Acrylic Paint 4858AP ΔE 3.0 · very close
- D Olive Drab US Army Acrylic Paint 4728AP ΔE 9.7 · similar
Tin Bitz equivalent in Reaper
- B Mountain Stone Master Series Paints Bones 9433 ΔE 3.1 · very close
- C Dungeon Grey Master Series Paints Bones 9466 ΔE 3.8 · close
Tin Bitz equivalent in Scale75
- B Chesknut Ink Artist Range ΔE 3.4 · very close
- C Thrash Metal Metal N Alchemy Range ΔE 3.9 · close
Tin Bitz equivalent in Mission Models
- C Metallic Burnt Iron 1 MMM-001 ΔE 3.6 · close
- D Gun Metal MMM-010 ΔE 5.8 · similar
Tin Bitz equivalent in Warcolours
- C Warm Grey 4 Layer paints ΔE 3.6 · close
- D Metallic Black Metallic paints ΔE 6.1 · similar
Tin Bitz in the remaining ranges
These ranges have nothing close. The nearest they offer is listed anyway.
| Range | Nearest paint | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tamiya | #3F3B3A | Metallic black Lacquer Paint | ΔE 3.7 |
| Duncan | #3C3936 | Doom Death Black Wave 1 | ΔE 3.8 |
| Mr. Hobby | #3E3A39 | Rlm66 Black Gray Mr Color | ΔE 3.8 |
| P3 | #48453D | Greylord Privateer Press Formula P3 | ΔE 4.1 |
| Monument | #463D2F | AdeptiCon Spray-Team Magnesium Pro Acrylic Primer | ΔE 4.4 |
| Kimera Kolors | #54483C | Ground Brown Michal Pisarski Signature Set | ΔE 4.5 |
| Mig | #3C3229 | Interiors Wash Washes | ΔE 4.6 |
| Acrilex | #52483B | Sépia Paints | ΔE 4.7 |
| Green Stuff World | #38352E | Ranger Green Acrylic Colors | ΔE 5.0 |
| The Army Painter | #4F493D | Noble Skin Speedpaint Set 2.0 | ΔE 5.0 |
| Tom Color | #4C483D | Olive Green Ija | ΔE 5.1 |
| Liquitex | #403323 | Transparent Raw Umber Heavy Body Acrylix | ΔE 6.5 |
| Humbrol | #433323 | Service Brown Acrylics - Gloss | ΔE 6.9 |
| Arteza | #3E2E29 | Raw Umber Acrylic Premium Paints | ΔE 6.9 |
| Coat d'Arms | #543E31 | Chesnut Brown Military Range | ΔE 7.1 |
| Revell | #565246 | NATO Olive Email Color - Matt | ΔE 7.7 |
| Creature | #2C282A | Black Brown Monument Pro Acryl | ΔE 9.1 |
| Turbo Dork | #5D6164 | Black Ice | ΔE 13.6 |
Nearest colours inside Citadel
- A Charadon Granite Foundation (discontinued) ΔE 0.6 · indistinguishable
- B Skavenblight Dinge Layer ΔE 2.5 · very close
- D Sylvaneth Bark Dry ΔE 5.2 · similar
- D Devlan Mud Wash Foundation Wash (discontinued) ΔE 7.3 · similar
- D Eshin Grey Layer ΔE 8.3 · similar
- D Dryad Bark Air ΔE 8.6 · similar
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