Dark Steel hex code & equivalents
Vallejo Model Color · Base
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A hex code is an on-screen approximation of the colour in the pot. Thinned, layered or under different light the paint will look different; the matches below are measured against this same swatch.
The closest match to Dark Steel is Two Thin Coats Satin Varnish (near-identical, ΔE 1.0). Best in other ranges: Vallejo Model Color Neutral Grey; AK Interactive Rlm 75; Privateer Press P3 Bane Grey.
Matches from other ranges
| Own | Paint | Match |
|---|---|---|
| Dark SteelVallejo Model Color · this paint | ||
| Satin VarnishTwo Thin Coats · Supplies | Near-identicalΔE 1.0 | |
| Neutral GreyVallejo Model Color · Base | Near-identicalΔE 1.7 | |
| Rlm 75AK Interactive · Air | Very closeΔE 2.3 | |
| Asteroid GreyTwo Thin Coats · Base | Very closeΔE 2.6 | |
| Bane GreyPrivateer Press P3 · Base | Very closeΔE 2.6 | |
| Neutral GreyScale75 · Base | Very closeΔE 2.6 | |
| Wizard GreyTwo Thin Coats · Base | Very closeΔE 2.6 | |
| LeadbelcherCitadel · Base | Very closeΔE 3.0 | |
| Gargoyle GreyWarpaints Fanatic · Base | CloseΔE 3.0 | |
| Air Caste ThinnerCitadel · Supplies | CloseΔE 3.3 | |
| Munitorum VarnishCitadel · Supplies | CloseΔE 3.3 | |
| Incubus PurpleTwo Thin Coats · Base | CloseΔE 3.4 | |
| Dwarven SteeleCuttlefish Colors · Sketch | CloseΔE 3.5 |
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More Vallejo Model Color Base paints
- Dark Rose
- Dark Rust
- Dark Sand
- Dark Sea Blue
- Dark Sea Green
- Dark Sea Grey
- Dark Vermilion
- Dark Yellow
- Dead Flesh
- Deck Tan
- Deep Blue
- Deep Green
All Vallejo Model Color paints
Vallejo Model Color conversion charts
- Vallejo Model Color → AK Interactive
- Vallejo Model Color → Army Painter
- Vallejo Model Color → Citadel
- Vallejo Model Color → Cuttlefish Colors
- Vallejo Model Color → Monument Hobbies (Pro Acryl)
- Vallejo Model Color → Privateer Press P3
- Vallejo Model Color → Reaper
- Vallejo Model Color → Scale75
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