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 Steel is Vallejo Model Color Black Green (near-identical, ΔE 1.9). Best in other ranges: Vallejo Game Color Cold Grey; AK Interactive Fluorescent magenta; Warpaints Fanatic Fresh Rust.
Matches from other ranges
| Own | Paint | Match |
|---|---|---|
| SteelVallejo Model Color · this paint | ||
| Black GreenVallejo Model Color · Base | Near-identicalΔE 1.9 | |
| Cold GreyVallejo Game Color · Base | Near-identicalΔE 1.9 | |
| Fluorescent magentaAK Interactive · Base | Near-identicalΔE 1.9 | |
| Fresh RustWarpaints Fanatic · Base | Near-identicalΔE 1.9 | |
| Hammer MetalVallejo Game Color · Base | Near-identicalΔE 1.9 | |
| Matte VarnishTwo Thin Coats · Supplies | Near-identicalΔE 1.9 | |
| Mid GreyMonument Hobbies (Pro Acryl) · Base | Near-identicalΔE 1.9 | |
| Neutral GreyMonument Hobbies (Pro Acryl) · Base | Near-identicalΔE 1.9 | |
| Templar WhiteVallejo Game Color · Base | Near-identicalΔE 1.9 | |
| Brigade GreyWarpaints Fanatic · Base | Near-identicalΔE 2.0 | |
| ChainmailVallejo Game Color · Base | Very closeΔE 2.1 | |
| Speed MetalScale75 · Base | Very closeΔE 2.1 | |
| SteelReaper · Base | Very closeΔE 2.1 | |
| Carcharodon GreyTwo Thin Coats · Base | CloseΔE 3.4 | |
| Worn StoneWarpaints Fanatic · Base | CloseΔE 3.7 |
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More Vallejo Model Color Base paints
- Sick Green
- Silver
- Silvergrey
- Sky Blue
- Sky Grey
- Splinter Green
- Stone Grey
- Sun Yellow
- Sunny Skin Tone
- Sunset Red
- Sz Red
- Tan
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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