Battleship Grey is a very light moderate blue with a cool undertone. For modelling, drop to Ashen Stone in the recesses and step up to Howling Sand on the edges, both The Army Painter paints. This color is somewhat distinctive: 1 brand offers a strong same-finish match, Citadel Gryph-Charger Grey closest at 80 percent. Cross-brand swaps are adjust-on-model territory here, useful as a starting point rather than an exact replacement.
Battleship Grey equivalents in other ranges
Battleship Grey is awkward to replace. Treat the matches below as starting points for a mix rather than straight swaps.
Closest Citadel equivalent: Citadel Gryph-Charger Grey, workable at tabletop distance, not up close (delta E 4.0).
Nearest in the Revell catalog: Revell Aluminium Metallic, close, with a hint of drift side by side (delta E 3.4), but it is a metallic so treat it as a color reference, not a swap.
Best Humbrol option: Humbrol Hellgrau RLM 76, workable at tabletop distance, not up close (delta E 4.2), but it is an opaque acrylic so treat it as a color reference, not a swap.
From AK Interactive: AK Interactive Wwi German Light Blue, a usable stand-in rather than a twin (delta E 4.3), but it is an opaque acrylic so treat it as a color reference, not a swap.
The honest caveat: Citadel Gryph-Charger Grey dries slightly cooler and more saturated than Battleship Grey, so expect recess shading and edge highlights to shift with it.
How to read the score
90+Close
80sUsable
<70Mix
Citadel
Revell
Humbrol
AK Interactive
Tamiya
Vallejo
Two Thin Coats
Scale75
Monument Pro Acryl
About this color
Color profile
Highlight and shade ladder
Match difficulty
Found in 1 other brand with a same-finish match.
Where painters use it
Frequently asked
What is the closest equivalent to The Army Painter Battleship Grey?
The closest same-finish match is Citadel Gryph-Charger Grey at 80% color similarity.
Is Battleship Grey a one-coat paint?
Battleship Grey is a contrast paint, made to basecoat and shade in a single pass over a light primer. One coat drops color into the recesses and leaves the raised areas brighter; a second coat deepens the tone if you want it richer.
What do I highlight and shade Battleship Grey with?
Highlight Battleship Grey toward Howling Sand and shade it down into Ashen Stone, both The Army Painter paints in the same finish family.