Light 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 Light Steel is Colour Forge Ghoul Grey (near-identical, ΔE 1.9). Best in other ranges: Vallejo Model Color Chainmail Silver; Reaper Honed Steel; Army Painter Spaceship Grey.
Matches from other ranges
| Own | Paint | Match |
|---|---|---|
| Light SteelVallejo Model Color · this paint | ||
| Ghoul GreyColour Forge · Base | Near-identicalΔE 1.9 | |
| Chainmail SilverVallejo Model Color · Base | Very closeΔE 2.4 | |
| Honed SteelReaper · Base | Very closeΔE 2.4 | |
| SilverVallejo Model Color · Base | Very closeΔE 2.4 | |
| Spaceship GreyArmy Painter · Base | Very closeΔE 2.4 | |
| Thrash MetalScale75 · Base | Very closeΔE 2.4 | |
| Fog GreyScale75 · Base | Very closeΔE 2.8 | |
| Bright Neutral GreyMonument Hobbies (Pro Acryl) · Base | Very closeΔE 2.8 | |
| Comet Tail SilverTwo Thin Coats · Base | CloseΔE 3.1 | |
| Satin SilverWarpaints Fanatic · Base | CloseΔE 3.1 | |
| French Army Grey-BlueAK Interactive · Base | CloseΔE 3.3 | |
| Administratum GreyCitadel · Layer | CloseΔE 3.4 | |
| Ash GreyTwo Thin Coats · Base | CloseΔE 3.6 | |
| Stonewall GreyVallejo Game Color · Base | CloseΔE 3.6 | |
| Raf Sky GreyAK Interactive · Air | CloseΔE 3.7 |
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More Vallejo Model Color Base paints
- Light Mud
- Light Orange
- Light Pink
- Light Sand
- Light Sea Grey
- Light Sienna New
- Light Turquoise
- Light Violet
- Light Yellow
- Lime Green
- London Grey
- Luftwaffe Camo 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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