Paint Equivalents

Citadel to Warcolours paint conversion chart

Every Citadel paint with its closest Warcolours equivalent, matched by CIEDE2000. 451 rows, sorted by name.

202 of the 451 Citadel colours below have an equivalent in Warcolours within ΔE 5, the distance at which a substitution stops being obvious on a painted model. 54 sit within ΔE 2 and are interchangeable outright. Across the whole range the typical distance is ΔE 5.4. The 249 gaps are not spread evenly: 47 of them are oranges, so that is the corner of the Citadel range Warcolours does not answer.

CitadelWarcoloursΔE
'Ardcoat White 1.2
Abaddon Black Black 0.0
Abaddon Black Black 0.0
Adeptus Battlegrey Cool Grey 4 6.7
Administratum Grey Metallic Silver 5.4
Administratum Grey Metallic Silver 5.2
Aethermatic Blue Turquoise 3 7.7
Aggaros Dunes Warm Grey 3 11.1
Agrax Earthshade Warm Grey 2 2.4
Agrax Earthshade Gloss Warm Grey 2 2.8
Agrellan Badland Warm Grey 2 7.1
Agrellan Earth Warm Grey 2 7.1
Ahriman Blue Blue 2 11.6
Air Caste Thinner White 1.2
Akhelian Green Turquoise 4 6.3
Alaitoc Blue Marine 4 6.5
Altdorf Guard Blue Blue 4 3.8
Angron Red Clear Red 1 1.5
Apothecary White Blue Grey 2 5.8
Armageddon Dunes Metallic Pale Gold 4.5
Armageddon Dust Metallic Brown 1.9
Astorath Red Brown 2 2.4
Astrogranite Metallic Pewter 1.0
Astrogranite Debris Metallic Silver 1.9
Astronomicon Grey Cool Grey 2 9.5
Asurmen Blue Wash Blue Grey 5 4.2
Athonian Camoshade Ochre 1 11.2
Auric Armour Gold Orange 2 3.6
Averland Sunset Fluorescent Orange 2.2
Averland Sunset Fluorescent Orange 2.2
Baal Red Wash Brown 3 5.7
Bad Moon Yellow One-coat Yellow 0.6
Badab Black Wash Black 0.0
Baharroth Blue Turquoise 2 8.6
Balor Brown Sepia 8.2
Balor Brown Sepia 8.2
Balthasar Gold Flesh 5 4.9
Balthasar Gold Flesh 5 4.9
Baneblade Brown Transparent Flesh 4.8
Baneblade Brown Transparent Flesh 4.8
Barak-Nar Burgundy Pink 5 7.9
Basilicanum Grey Warm Grey 5 1.9
Beaten Copper Metallic Dark Copper 3.5
Bestial Brown Metallic Dark Copper 4.6
Bestigor Flesh Metallic Lemon 4.6
Biel-Tan Green Transparent Green 7.1
Bilious Green Metallic Dark Green 9.3
Black Ink Black 0.0
Black Legion Transparent Black 2.4
Black Templar Cool Grey 5 0.6
Blazing Orange Orange 4 0.2
Bleached Bone Flesh 2 4.8
Blood Angels Red Red 4 3.2
Blood For The Blood God Brown 3 6.9
Blood Red Red 2 6.3
Bloodletter Brown 1 5.2
Bloodreaver Flesh Brown 4 6.1
Blue Horror Blue Grey 2 3.7
Boltgun Metal Cool Grey 3 2.4
Brass Scorpion Metallic Copper 8.4
Brazen Brass Flesh 5 7.9
Bronzed Flesh Yellow 5 4.7
Bubonic Brown Ochre 4 6.7
Bugman Glow Metallic Dark Copper 6.4
Burnished Gold One-coat Beige 6.2
Cadian Fleshtone Brown Glaze 8.2
Caledor Sky Blue 3 3.2
Caledor Sky Blue 3 3.2
Calgar Blue Blue 4 6.6
Calgar Blue Blue 4 6.6
Caliban Green Emerald 5 8.0
Caliban Green Emerald 5 8.0
Calth Blue Clear Marine 3 4.7
Calthan Brown Metallic Dark Copper 1.9
Camo Green Transparent Olive 2.3
Canoptek Alloy Warm Grey 1 7.3
Carroburg Crimson Transparent Purple 6.1
Cassandora Yellow Orange 1 2.2
Castellan Green Olive 5 8.8
Castellan Green Olive 5 8.8
Castellax Bronze Metallic Lemon 5.1
Castellax Bronze Metallic Lemon 5.1
Catachan Fleshtone Brown 4 7.7
Catachan Green Emerald 5 12.2
Celestra Grey Transparent Turquoise 10.0
Chainmail Metallic Silver 4.7
Changeling Pink Pink 1 5.1
Chaos Black Cool Grey 5 9.6
Chaos Black Black 0.0
Charadon Granite Warm Grey 4 3.2
Chemos Purple Violet 4 11.3
Chronus Blue Blue Glaze 1.2
Codex Grey Cool Grey 3 1.8
Coelia Greenshade Transparent Emerald 6.9
Commando Khaki Transparent Flesh 2.0
Contrast Medium White 1.2
Corax White White 0.0
Corax White White 0.0
Corvus Black Cool Grey 5 3.2
Corvus Black Cool Grey 5 3.2
Creed Camo Emerald 5 4.2
Cryptek Armourshade Gloss Metallic Pewter 12.1
Cygor Brown Metallic Black Copper 4.4
Daemonette Hide Blue Grey 4 11.3
Dark Angels Green Black 7.0
Dark Angels Green Emerald 5 3.6
Dark Flesh Metallic Dark Copper 5.2
Dark Green Ink Transparent Emerald 9.0
Dark Reaper Turquoise 4 8.3
Darkoath Flesh Transparent Brown 8.5
Dawnstone Warm Grey 3 6.0
Dawnstone Warm Grey 3 6.0
Dawnstone Warm Grey 3 6.0
Death Guard Green Transparent Olive 8.2
Death Guard Green Olive 4 6.4
Death Korps Drab Warm Grey 4 8.0
Death Korps Drab Warm Grey 4 8.0
Deathclaw Brown Transparent Brown 4.9
Deathclaw Brown Transparent Brown 4.9
Deathshroud Clear Warm Grey 5 1.0
Deathworld Forest Olive 4 6.4
Deathworld Forest Olive 4 6.4
Dechala Lilac Transparent Violet 10.0
Deepkin Flesh Warm Grey 1 11.2
Desert Yellow Transparent Ochre 2.5
Devlan Mud Wash Transparent Black 9.0
Dheneb Stone Warm Grey 2 3.9
Doombull Brown Red 5 5.8
Dorn Yellow Yellow Glaze 0.5
Drakenhof Nightshade Cool Grey 2 5.1
Druchii Violet Transparent Violet 10.1
Dryad Bark Transparent Black 2.8
Dryad Bark Transparent Black 2.8
Dwarf Bronze Flesh 5 8.5
Dwarf Flesh Brown Glaze 7.1
Eidolon Purple Clear Violet 3 11.8
Eldar Flesh Orange 1 3.8
Elf Flesh Flesh 3 6.9
Elysian Green Transparent Olive 7.7
Elysian Green Transparent Olive 7.7
Emperor Children One-coat Purple 5.6
Enchanted Blue Blue 3 5.0
Eshin Grey Cool Grey 4 2.3
Etherium Blue Blue Grey 2 3.7
Evil Sunz Scarlet Red 2 4.4
Evil Sunz Scarlet Red 2 4.4
Fenrisian Grey Blue Glaze 5.5
Fenrisian Grey Blue Glaze 5.5
Fenrys Grey Blue Grey 5 8.1
Fiery Orange One-coat Orange 2.2
Fire Dragon Bright Orange 3 6.2
Flash Gitz Yellow One-coat Yellow 0.8
Flash Gitz Yellow One-coat Yellow 0.8
Flayed One Flesh Orange 1 2.7
Flesh Tearers Red Red 5 3.3
Flesh Wash Metallic Lemon 2.3
Fortress Grey Cool Grey 1 2.8
Fuegan Orange Metallic Lemon 7.9
Fulgrim Pink Pink 1 5.1
Fulgurite Copper Metallic Lemon 3.3
Fyreslayer Flesh Brown 4 6.4
Gal Vorbak Red Purple 4 7.2
Gal Vorbak Red Purple 4 7.2
Gauss Blaster Green One-coat Turquoise 9.6
Gehenna Gold Metallic Choco 7.9
Genestealer Purple Transparent Violet 13.1
Genestealer Purple Transparent Violet 13.1
Ghostly Grey Cool Grey 1 3.6
Goblin Green Metallic Emerald 3.7
Golden Griffon Orange 1 5.5
Golden Yellow Yellow 0.1
Golgfag Brown Sepia 6.1
Gore-Grunta Fur Brown 4 8.4
Gorthor Brown Brown 4 1.7
Graveyard Earth Brown 4 10.8
Gretchin Green Transparent Ochre 11.1
Grey Knights Steel Cool Grey 1 6.9
Grey Knights Steel Cool Grey 1 6.9
Grey Seer Cool Grey 2 1.7
Grey Seer Cool Grey 2 1.7
Gryph-Charger Grey Blue 3 8.2
Gryph-Hound Orange Brown 2 4.9
Gryphonne Sepia Wash Sepia 5.2
Guilliman Blue Transparent Blue 3.3
Guilliman Flesh Brown 2 4.6
Hashut Copper Metallic Lemon 6.3
Hawk Turquoise Turquoise 3 6.5
Hellion Green One-coat Turquoise 9.6
Hexos Palesun Yellow Glaze 0.5
Hexwraith Flame Green 4 3.0
Hobgrot Hide Transparent Ochre 3.0
Hoeth Blue Marine 3 5.8
Hoeth Blue Marine 3 5.8
Hormagaunt Purple Brown 5 12.0
Ice Blue Blue 1 3.8
Imperial Purple Violet 4 7.4
Imrik Blue Blue 2 4.8
Incubi Darkness Turquoise 5 3.4
Ionrach Skin Transparent Olive 10.0
Iron Hands Steel Warm Grey 2 3.8
Iron Hands Steel Warm Grey 2 3.8
Iron Warriors Metallic Pewter 3.0
Ironbreaker Metallic Silver 4.4
Ironbreaker Metallic Silver 4.4
Iyanden Darksun Ochre 5 4.8
Iyanden Yellow Raw Sienna 1.8
Jade Green Transparent Emerald 4.3
Jokaero Orange Metallic Red 4.0
Kabalite Green Metallic Emerald 5.3
Kakophoni Purple Transparent Violet 6.2
Kakophoni Purple Transparent Violet 6.2
Kantor Blue Blue 5 4.8
Kantor Blue Blue 5 4.8
Karak Stone Transparent Ochre 6.7
Karak Stone Transparent Ochre 6.7
Khemri Brown Warm Grey 3 9.4
Khorne Red Brown 3 6.2
Khorne Red Brown 3 6.2
Kindleflame Transparent Orange 4.2
Kislev Flesh Ochre 3 9.6
Kislev Flesh Ochre 3 9.6
Knarloc Green Emerald 5 12.0
Knight-Questor Flesh Transparent Brown 8.6
Kommando Khaki Transparent Ochre 5.8
Krieg Khaki Ochre 1 11.4
Lahmian Medium White 1.2
Lamenters Yellow Olive 1 1.0
Leadbelcher Metallic Silver 0.3
Leadbelcher Metallic Silver 0.3
Leadbelcher Cool Grey 3 1.5
Leprous Brown Raw Sienna 4.0
Leviadon Blue Black 5.1
Leviathan Purple Wash Violet 3 3.8
Liberator Gold Orange 1 5.5
Liche Purple Blue 4 8.8
Lightning Bolt Blue Marine 1 3.5
Longbeard Grey Ochre 1 5.2
Loren Forest Olive 4 7.6
Lothern Blue Transparent Blue 4.7
Lothern Blue Transparent Blue 4.7
Lucius Lilac Transparent Violet 10.0
Lugganath Orange Transparent Orange 4.1
Lupercal Green Turquoise 5 4.7
Lupercal Green Turquoise 5 4.7
Macharius Solar Orange Metallic Copper 3.9
Macragge Blue Blue 4 6.6
Macragge Blue Blue 4 6.6
Macragge Blue Blue 4 6.6
Magenta Ink One-coat Purple 6.9
Magos Purple Purple 4 7.1
Martian Ironcrust Brown 1 4.1
Martian Ironearth Brown 1 4.1
Mechanicus Standard Grey Cool Grey 4 7.6
Mechanicus Standard Grey Cool Grey 4 7.6
Mechanicus Standard Grey Cool Grey 4 7.6
Mechrite Red Vermilion 2.7
Mephiston Red Vermilion 3.3
Mephiston Red Vermilion 3.3
Mephiston Red Vermilion 3.4
Midnight Blue Blue 5 2.5
Militarum Green Olive 4 5.9
Mithril Silver Cool Grey 1 4.8
Moot Green Green 3 3.2
Moot Green Green 3 3.2
Mordant Earth Cool Grey 5 3.2
Mordian Blue Blue 4 6.0
Morghast Bone Transparent Ochre 11.7
Mortarion Green Clear Metallic Emerald 7.0
Mournfang Brown Metallic Black Copper 3.3
Mournfang Brown Metallic Black Copper 3.3
Munitorum Varnish White 1.0
Naggaroth Night Violet 5 11.6
Nauseating Blue Violet 4 7.9
Nazdreg Yellow Sepia 13.1
Necron Abyss Blue 5 6.9
Necron Compound Transparent White 3.9
Niblet Green Green 4 5.3
Night Lords Blue Blue 5 3.9
Night Lords Blue Blue 5 3.9
Nighthaunt Gloom Turquoise 4 8.5
Nihilakh Oxide One-coat Turquoise 7.0
Nocturne Green Turquoise 5 4.5
Nocturne Green Turquoise 5 4.5
Nuln Oil Metallic Silver 2.4
Nuln Oil Gloss Cool Grey 2 3.7
Nurgles Rot Metallic Yellow 5.6
Nurgling Green Transparent Olive 4.9
Nurgling Green Transparent Olive 4.9
Ogryn Camo Olive 3 5.7
Ogryn Camo Olive 3 5.7
Ogryn Flesh Wash Metallic Lemon 2.3
Ork Flesh Dark Green 4.0
Orkhide Shade Turquoise 5 10.6
Orruk Flesh Emerald 2 13.0
Pallid Flesh Pink 1 11.0
Pallid Wych Flesh Warm Grey 1 6.4
Phalanx Yellow One-coat Yellow 4.1
Phalanx Yellow One-coat Yellow 4.1
Phoenician Purple Violet 5 6.9
Phoenician Purple Violet 5 6.9
Pink Horror Pink 4 6.2
Plaguebearer Flesh Metallic Yellow 7.3
Praxeti White White 0.0
Purple Ink Violet 3 3.8
Pyroclast Orange Clear Orange 3 1.4
Rakarth Flesh Warm Grey 2 4.0
Ratskin Flesh Transparent Brown 8.0
Red Gore Pink 4 5.5
Regal Blue Marine 5 7.7
Reikland Fleshshade Flesh 5 10.0
Reikland Fleshshade Gloss Warm Grey 2 8.1
Relictor Gold Orange 1 3.9
Retributor Armour Orange 1 5.1
Retributor Armour Orange 1 4.9
Rhinox Hide Brown 4 8.2
Rotting Flesh Ochre 1 9.6
Runefang Steel Cool Grey 1 3.1
Runefang Steel Cool Grey 1 3.1
Runelord Brass Transparent Flesh 3.8
Russ Grey Blue Grey 4 6.8
Russ Grey Blue Grey 4 6.8
Ryza Rust Orange 2.8
Scab Red Pink 4 3.0
Scaly Green Turquoise 4 5.1
Scorched Brown Brown 4 5.6
Scorpion Green One-coat Green 5.9
Screamer Pink Purple 4 6.8
Screaming Bell Metallic Lemon 7.6
Screaming Skull Ochre 1 9.5
Seraphim Sepia Flesh 5 5.2
Shadow Grey Blue 3 6.8
Shining Gold Fluorescent Orange 3.9
Shyish Purple Violet 5 3.3
Sigismund Yellow Clear One-coat Yellow 4.2
Sigmarite Ochre 3 6.3
Skarsnik Green Transparent Green 4.8
Skavenblight Dinge Warm Grey 4 1.8
Skeleton Horde Transparent Ochre 7.9
Skink Blue Turquoise 2 8.6
Skrag Brown Sepia 2.1
Skull White White 0.0
Skullcrusher Brass Orange 1 3.1
Slaanesh Grey Cool Grey 3 6.9
Slaanesh Grey Cool Grey 3 6.9
Smelly Primer White 0.0
Snakebite Leather Brown 4 11.3
Snakebite Leather Transparent Ochre 9.6
Snot Green Emerald 4 1.0
Sons of Horus Green Turquoise 4 1.0
Sons of Horus Green Turquoise 4 1.0
Sotek Green Turquoise 4 5.9
Soulstone Blue Blue 5 2.5
Space Wolves Grey Marine 5 7.1
Space Wolves Grey Marine 1 3.2
Spiritstone Red Red 4 4.8
Squig Orange Brown 2 7.0
Steel Legion Drab Olive 5 11.1
Steel Legion Drab Olive 5 11.1
Stegadon Scale Green Marine 5 3.6
Stirland Battlemire Sepia 9.5
Stirland Mud Brown 4 14.1
Storm Blue Blue 4 7.9
Stormfang Blue Grey 3 6.4
Stormhost Silver Transparent White 3.9
Stormshield White 1.2
Stormvermin Fur Warm Grey 3 5.7
Straken Green Olive 4 9.0
Straken Green Olive 4 9.0
Sunburst Yellow Yellow 3 0.5
Sybarite Green Emerald 3 2.7
Sybarite Green Emerald 3 2.7
Sycorax Bronze Warm Grey 2 8.5
Sylvaneth Bark Warm Grey 4 4.2
Talassar Blue Marine 5 8.3
Tallarn Flesh Brown Glaze 4.6
Tallarn Sand Ochre 5 6.2
Tallarn Sand Ochre 5 6.2
Tanned Flesh Metallic Copper 6.9
Tau Light Ochre Metallic Choco 6.7
Tau Light Ochre Metallic Choco 6.7
Tausept Ochre Flesh 5 8.5
Teclis Blue Marine 3 3.8
Temple Guard Blue Transparent Emerald 5.7
Temple Guard Blue Transparent Emerald 5.7
Tentacle Pink Pink 2 7.6
Terminatus Stone Warm Grey 2 8.1
Terminatus Stone Warm Grey 2 8.1
Terracotta Metallic Dark Copper 2.1
Terradon Turquoise Turquoise 4 1.8
Tesseract Glow One-coat Green 6.9
Thallax Gold Orange 3 4.8
The Fang Blue Grey 4 7.3
The Fang Blue Grey 4 7.3
Thondia Brown Brown 4 5.4
Thousand Sons Blue Marine 5 7.2
Thunderhawk Blue Turquoise 4 8.9
Thunderhawk Blue Turquoise 4 8.9
Tin Bitz Warm Grey 4 3.6
Troll Slayer Orange Orange 2.8
Troll Slayer Orange Orange 2.8
Tuskgor Fur Red 4 5.8
Tuskgor Fur Red 4 5.8
Typhon Ash Ochre 1 6.8
Typhus Corrosion Warm Grey 4 11.3
Tyrant Skull Ochre 1 9.8
Ulthuan Grey Metallic White 11.6
Ulthuan Grey Metallic White 11.6
Ultramarine Blue Blue 3 0.8
Ultramarines Blue Blue 5 3.2
Underhive Ash Ochre 1 11.4
Ungor Flesh Ochre 3 6.7
Ushabti Bone Transparent Ochre 10.5
Ushabti Bone Transparent Ochre 10.5
Valdor Gold Metallic Lemon 3.3
Valhallan Blizzard Transparent White 2.6
Vermin Brown Sepia 5.2
Vermin Fur Metallic Copper 6.8
Verminlord Hide Red 4 6.4
Vile Green Emerald 2 10.0
Volupus Pink Red 5 7.4
Vomit Brown Metallic Lemon 2.5
Vulkan Green Emerald 5 11.8
Vulkan Green Emerald 5 11.8
Waaagh! Flesh Turquoise 5 9.4
Warboss Green Emerald 4 5.4
Warboss Green Emerald 4 5.4
Warlock Purple One-coat Purple 5.4
Warp Lightning Green 5 3.7
Warpfiend Grey Transparent Blue Grey 4.6
Warplock Bronze Transparent Brown 6.8
Warpstone Glow Green 5 3.0
Waystone Green Emerald 5 5.9
Waywatcher Green Green 3 7.6
Wazdakka Red Red 4 5.2
White Scar White 0.0
White Scar White 0.0
Wild Rider Red Metallic Red 1.8
Word Bearers Red Brown 3 6.6
Word Bearers Red Brown 3 6.6
Wrack White Metallic White 2.4
Wraithbone Ochre 1 4.8
Wraithbone Ochre 1 4.8
Wyldwood Metallic Black Copper 6.9
XV-88 Sepia 10.3
XV-88 Sepia 10.3
Xereus Purple Violet 4 7.5
Yriel Yellow Yellow 3 1.8
Zamesi Desert Ochre 3 2.0
Zandri Dust Transparent Ochre 6.1
Zandri Dust Transparent Ochre 6.1
Zandri Dust Transparent Ochre 6.1

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