Slaanesh Grey is a mid-tone muted grey with a neutral cast. It builds a smooth gradient with Baneblade Brown underneath and Fenrisian Grey on the highlights, all in the Citadel line. Substitutes are thin here, with The Army Painter Ash Grey the closest same-finish option at 75 percent and no brand hitting the strong-match bar. Cross-brand swaps are adjust-on-model territory here, useful as a starting point rather than an exact replacement.
Slaanesh Grey equivalents in other ranges
We ran Citadel Slaanesh Grey against every mapped catalog and came up empty: no brand makes a color close enough to call an equivalent.
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 5.0 rather than an obvious shift.
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90+Close
80sUsable
<70Mix
The Army Painter
Two Thin Coats
AK Interactive
Vallejo
Tamiya
Green Stuff World
Humbrol
Scale75
Revell
Monument Pro Acryl
P3 Paints
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Frequently asked
What is the closest equivalent to Citadel Slaanesh Grey?
The closest same-finish match is The Army Painter Ash Grey at 75% color similarity.
What color is Slaanesh Grey?
Slaanesh Grey is a mid-tone muted grey with a neutral cast (hex #8B8893).
What do I highlight and shade Slaanesh Grey with?
Highlight Slaanesh Grey toward Fenrisian Grey and shade it down into Baneblade Brown, both Citadel paints in the same finish family.