In the pot, Broadsword Silver reads as a neutral metallic silver, light and muted. Matching it is straightforward: Tamiya Flat Aluminum 2 lands at 90 percent in the same finish, and 6 brands in all carry a close same-finish swap. It builds a smooth gradient with Plate Mail Metal underneath and Evil Chrome on the highlights, all in the The Army Painter line. In practice you can substitute across brands here without anyone noticing at arm's length.
Broadsword Silver equivalents, brand by brand
No brand clones Broadsword Silver outright, but 1 range comes close enough to swap. The best candidate from each catalog:
- Closest Tamiya equivalent: Tamiya Flat Aluminum 2, close, with a hint of drift side by side (delta E 2.1).
- Nearest in the Citadel catalog: Citadel Stormhost Silver, a near match with visible drift up close (delta E 2.9).
- Best Revell option: Revell Steel/Eisen, close, with a hint of drift side by side (delta E 3.0).
- From AK Interactive: AK Interactive Natural Steel, a near match with visible drift up close (delta E 3.0).
- Humbrol's closest color: Humbrol Metalcote Matt Aluminium, close, with a hint of drift side by side (delta E 3.0).
- Nearest in the Vallejo catalog: Vallejo Silver, workable at tabletop distance, not up close (delta E 4.1).
The drift here is spread thinly across hue, lightness and saturation rather than leaning one way, so the mismatch reads as a general haze at delta E 2.1 rather than an obvious shift.
How to read the score
90+Close
80sUsable
<70Mix
Tamiya
Citadel
Revell
AK Interactive
Natural Steel
Silver
Raf Sky Grey
Sky Grey Fs 36463
Raf Camouflage (Barley) Grey Bs381C/626
Matte Medium
French Army Grey-Blue
Pale Grey
Light Ghost Grey Fs 36375
Adc Grey Fs 16473
Humbrol
Vallejo
Two Thin Coats
Monument Pro Acryl
Green Stuff World
P3 Paints
About this color
Color profile
Highlight and shade ladder
Match difficulty
Found in 6 other brands with a same-finish match.
Where painters use it
Frequently asked
What is the closest equivalent to The Army Painter Broadsword Silver?
The closest same-finish match is Tamiya Flat Aluminum 2 at 90% color similarity.
Is there a Citadel equivalent of Broadsword Silver?
Yes. The closest Citadel option is Stormhost Silver at 86%, a same-finish match.
What finish is Broadsword Silver?
Broadsword Silver is a metallic paint with a silver tone and a reflective finish. Because the shine comes from metal flake, a flat paint can match the color and still be wrong for the job, which is why cross-finish matches here are references rather than swaps.
What do I highlight and shade Broadsword Silver with?
Highlight Broadsword Silver toward Evil Chrome and shade it down into Plate Mail Metal, both The Army Painter paints in the same finish family.