Runic Grey is genuinely hard to match: no other brand has a same-finish equivalent close enough to swap, and the nearest color anywhere, Citadel Akhelian Green at 64 percent, is a different finish. In the pot, Runic Grey reads as a cool blue, mid-tone and moderate. For modelling, drop to Burnt Moss in the recesses and step up to Raging Sea on the edges, both The Army Painter paints. If you need this exact color, buy the pot, since no other line reproduces it in the same finish.
Runic Grey equivalents in other ranges
This is one of the colors that keeps The Army Painter pots in painters' cases. Across the mapped brands, nothing qualifies as a real equivalent.
Even the nearest color, Citadel Akhelian Green, dries clearly cooler and more saturated than Runic Grey, so any substitute will change how the scheme reads.
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80sUsable
<70Mix
Citadel
Two Thin Coats
Monument Pro Acryl
Vallejo
AK Interactive
Scale75
Humbrol
P3 Paints
Revell
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Found in 0 other brands with a same-finish match.
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Frequently asked
What is the closest equivalent to The Army Painter Runic Grey?
The closest same-finish match is Citadel Akhelian Green at 64% color similarity.
Is Runic Grey a one-coat paint?
Runic 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 Runic Grey with?
Highlight Runic Grey toward Raging Sea and shade it down into Burnt Moss, both The Army Painter paints in the same finish family.