Polished Steel Equivalents
Army Painter Fanatic · Metallic · Metallic
Looking for a Polished Steel equivalent? Below are the closest cross-brand color matches to Polished Steel (Army Painter Fanatic) in Citadel Colour, Army Painter Warpaints, Vallejo Game Color, Vallejo Model Color, ranked by CIE76 deltaE color distance. Use them as substitutes, or generate a painting guide from the paints you actually own and let PaintGuide handle the matching and mixing for you.
Closest match in each brand
Etherium Blue (Dry)
Citadel Colour · #A4BFC3
Shining Silver
Army Painter Warpaints · #C0C0C0
Silver
Vallejo Game Color · #C0C0C0
Silver
Vallejo Model Color · #C0C0C0
Overall closest colors
Etherium Blue (Dry)
Citadel Colour
Runefang Steel
Citadel Colour
Shining Silver
Army Painter Warpaints
Silver
Vallejo Game Color
Silver
Vallejo Model Color
Wolf Grey
Army Painter Warpaints
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Create your free guideMatches are computed by converting each paint's color to CIELAB and measuring CIE76 deltaE distance. A “great match” (deltaE < 3) is very close to the eye; a “close match” is a usable substitute. Finish, opacity, and coverage still differ between brands, so test on primer when it matters.