Chainmail is a very light muted white with a neutral cast. No shortage of substitutes here, Brigade Grey from The Army Painter matches at 93 percent and 7 brands carry a strong same-finish near-match. Within the Vallejo range it ladders cleanly, Bone White for the shadows and Light Flesh for the highlights. In practice you can substitute across brands here without anyone noticing at arm's length.
Chainmail equivalents in other ranges
3 of the 11 brands with a mapped match get genuinely close to Vallejo Chainmail, though none is a clone. Brand by brand, the nearest colors are:
- Closest The Army Painter equivalent: The Army Painter Brigade Grey, close enough that batch variation matters more (delta E 1.4).
- Best Humbrol option: Humbrol Matt Light Grey, a swap nobody spots at arm's length (delta E 1.8).
- From Revell: Revell Light Grey (RAL 7035), close enough that batch variation matters more (delta E 2.0).
- Monument Pro Acryl's closest color: Monument Pro Acryl Bold Titanium White, close, with a hint of drift side by side (delta E 2.5).
- Nearest in the Scale75 catalog: Scale75 Arrogance White, a near match with visible drift up close (delta E 2.7).
- Best AK Interactive option: AK Interactive Light Grey Fs 36495, close, with a hint of drift side by side (delta E 3.3).
Side by side the two agree in lightness and temperature; at delta E 1.4 the gap is smaller than the variation between two pots of the same paint.
How to read the score
90+Close
80sUsable
<70Mix
The Army Painter
Humbrol
Revell
Monument Pro Acryl
Scale75
AK Interactive
Tamiya
P3 Paints
Citadel
Two Thin Coats
Green Stuff World
About this color
Color profile
Highlight and shade ladder
Match difficulty
Found in 7 other brands with a same-finish match.
Where painters use it
Frequently asked
What is the closest equivalent to Vallejo Chainmail?
The closest same-finish match is The Army Painter Brigade Grey at 93% color similarity.
What color is Chainmail?
Chainmail is a very light muted white with a neutral cast (hex #CDD1D4).
What do I highlight and shade Chainmail with?
Highlight Chainmail toward Light Flesh and shade it down into Bone White, both Vallejo paints in the same finish family.